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Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

South Dakota 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$117 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$102 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $71 to $224Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $87 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $126professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$97.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
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
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$162

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.