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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Alaska rates for HCPCS 17273

A cancerous skin growth on the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genital area is destroyed in place using a method such as freezing, burning, laser, or a chemical agent, rather than being cut out and stitched closed. This version applies to a larger growth within that group of body areas, compared to the smallest growths handled the same way.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 6 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$513$309 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$191 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $120 to $9,772Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $158 to $851
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $447professional $513

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
$446.68
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,000.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $513 · 1st of 51
AK $513KY $170

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.