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Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Body Or Limbs

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

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

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 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$155$112 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$501 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $151 to $3,388Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $83 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $575professional $155

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
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
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
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
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
$114.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
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
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 3.5 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

$162

AK $389KY $110

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.