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Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Maryland 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?

$97.72

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $126.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $129 to $151Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $60 to $245
$100$200$500facility $148professional $98

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$173.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 35th of 51

$97.72

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.