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Destruction of a Malignant Skin Growth

Ohio 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$135 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$589 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $186 to $10,233Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $105 to $331
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $178

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
$162.18
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$89.13
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 19th of 51

$200

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.