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Destruction of a Malignant Skin Growth

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 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 $1,479 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,981Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $112 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $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. 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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 50th 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.