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Destruction Of A Small Cancerous Skin Lesion

Nebraska 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$182$141 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$158 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $117 to $3,890Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $98 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $251professional $182

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
$158.49
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$186

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.