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Destruction of a Malignant Skin Growth

Delaware 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?

$162

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $123 to $7,244Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $105 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $162

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$162

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.