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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Minnesota 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$324$209 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$195 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $120 to $933Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $174 to $646
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $363professional $324

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
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$331

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.