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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Kentucky 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$148$115 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$115 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,778Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $102 to $209
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $178professional $148

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
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$912.01
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$148

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.