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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Arizona 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 5 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$195$148 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,259 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $302 to $5,623Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $123 to $363
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,239professional $195

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $195 · 44th 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.