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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 17281

This procedure destroys a cancerous skin growth on the face or another sensitive facial area, such as the ears, eyelids, nose, or lips, using a method such as freezing, burning, or chemical treatment, for a smaller-sized growth. It is a quick office procedure that does not involve cutting out the lesion.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $170 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$214 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$138 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $126 to $339Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $155 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $170professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$275

AK $479KY $138

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.