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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 October 2026.

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

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $912 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$331 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$537 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $200 to $9,772Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $174 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $490

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
$602.56
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$602.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$512.86

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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

$490

AK $490MD $148

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.