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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

West Virginia 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 5 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$166$117 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$110 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,230Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $110 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $162professional $166

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
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$851.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 47th of 51

$162

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.