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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

New Mexico 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$200$145 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$229 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,047Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $115 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $200

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
$117.49
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 19th of 51

$209

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.