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Removal Of A Small Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area

Virginia rates for HCPCS 17270

A clinician destroys a cancerous skin growth located on the scalp, neck, hand, foot, or genital area using a method such as freezing, burning, or scraping instead of cutting it out with a scalpel and stitches. This particular service is for a growth that is small in size. The technique is chosen when destroying the growth in place is expected to clear it effectively.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Small Cancerous Growth, Scalp Or Groin Area cost?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $813 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$105 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$141 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $105 to $7,079Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $87 to $251
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $813professional $138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $145 · 33rd of 51
AK $331KY $120

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.