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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Maine 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$145 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$501 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $339 to $708Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $112 to $347
$100$200$500facility $525professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$114.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 24th of 51

$195

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.