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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Virginia 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$132 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$178 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $100 to $4,365Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $117 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $646professional $178

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
$144.54
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
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
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$182

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.