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Destruction Of A Small Cancerous Skin Lesion

North Dakota 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$178 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$107 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $107 to $282Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $158 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $166professional $240

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
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$229

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.