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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Utah 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 July 2026.

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

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$126 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$282 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $182 to $4,571Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $102 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $178

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$295.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 2.6 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$182

AK $389KY $148

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.