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Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Alaska rates for HCPCS 17260

A cancerous growth on the trunk, an arm or a leg is destroyed where it sits, using freezing, an electric current, a laser, a chemical agent or scraping, instead of being cut out and stitched closed. This applies to the smallest growths treated this way; bigger ones are handled by more involved versions of the same treatment. Destroying a precancerous spot is a separate service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$186 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$347 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $182 to $9,772Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $98 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $676professional $288

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$288

AK $288KY $75.86

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.