go back

Destruction Of A Mid-Sized Skin Cancer, Body Or Limbs

Iowa rates for HCPCS 17262

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 a medium-sized lesion, larger than the smallest lesions treated this way but smaller than the largest. 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 Mid-Sized Skin Cancer, Body Or Limbs cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 8 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$214$151 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$372 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $166 to $6,761Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $98 to $759
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $214

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
$165.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$831.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$224

AK $355HI $129

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.