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Destruction of a Malignant Skin Growth

Maryland 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?

$191

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $269.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $129 to $151Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $120 to $525
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $151professional $191

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$660.69
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 25th of 51

$191

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.