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Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Body Or Limbs

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 17261

This is a procedure that destroys a cancerous skin lesion on the trunk, arms, or legs, using a method such as scraping, freezing, burning, or laser rather than cutting it out with a scalpel. It's used for smaller lesions. It is chosen when the lesion type and location make destruction an appropriate treatment instead of surgical excision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Body Or Limbs cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $468 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$93.33 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$295 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,413Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $74 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $132

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
$74.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$208.93

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 2.7 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.

Mississippi· 35th of 51

$141

AK $324KY $120

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.