go back

Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Alaska rates for HCPCS 17263

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, rather than being cut out and stitched closed. This version covers a mid-range size, bigger than the smallest growths treated this way and smaller than the largest. Destroying a precancerous spot is a separate service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$427$275 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$174 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $107 to $9,772Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $148 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $398professional $427

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$602.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$912.01
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$616.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$427

AK $427KY $162

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.