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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Colorado 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 October 2026.

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

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$174 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$603 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,248Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $145 to $407
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$257

AK $550MD $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.