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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Idaho 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$186 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$174 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $141 to $631Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $170 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $316professional $229

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
11 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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$29.51
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 11th of 51

$234

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.