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Destruction Of A Small Cancerous Skin Lesion

Alaska rates for HCPCS 17271

Destroys a cancerous skin lesion measuring 0.6 to 1.0 centimeter across. The lesion may be on the scalp, neck, hands or feet, or the genital area. Any destruction method counts, such as laser, freezing, or burning.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Small Cancerous Skin Lesion cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $468 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$427$282 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$257 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,677Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $155 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $468professional $427

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$427

AK $427KY $123

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.