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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Colorado 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$155 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$871 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,370Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $129 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $204

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
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
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 10th of 51

$240

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.