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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Vermont 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 physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $263.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $50 to $501Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $132 to $324
$100$200$500facility $501professional $209

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
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 18th 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.