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Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

New Hampshire 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$85.11 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$501 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $214 to $3,388Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $66 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $115

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
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
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
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 15th of 51

$120

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.