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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

South Dakota 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$295$224 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$126 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $363Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $166 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $174professional $295

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
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
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
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$288

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.