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Destruction of a Malignant Skin Growth

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 17272

A provider destroys a cancerous (malignant) skin growth using a method like freezing, burning, or chemical treatment, rather than cutting it out and stitching the area closed. This approach treats a moderate-sized growth. It's a quicker option than surgical excision for lesions that are suitable for this kind of treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destruction of a Malignant Skin Growth cost?

$158

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $195.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $120 to $7,762Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $112 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $158

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
$120.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$158

AK $380DC $158

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.