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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 July 2026.

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

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$191$141 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,995 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $214 to $7,413Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $123 to $302
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $191

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
$213.80
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$660.69
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $234 · 20th 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.