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Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Washington, DC 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?

$91.20

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $117.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $102 to $4,074Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $68 to $200
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $87

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
$70.79
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
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
$34.67
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$91.20

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.