go back

Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

New York 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.

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th–90th $98$7,4130%10%10th90th$3,090Professionalmedian $91 · 10th–90th $60$2240%20%10th90th$91$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$251.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$223.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$257.04
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$223.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42