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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 July 2026.

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

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $417 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$117 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$178 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $115 to $10,715Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $105 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $417professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$457.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$912.01
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 51st of 51

$162

AK $427KY $162

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.