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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Washington, DC 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?

$178

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $251.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $123 to $4,074Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $117 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $162

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
$123.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87
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
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$178

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.