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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 July 2026.

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

$81.28

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $69.18 to $105.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $71 to $7,762Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $60 to $105
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $81

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
$70.79
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$104.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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· 51st of 51

$81.28

AK $240DC $81.28

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.