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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Florida 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 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$166$126 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,445 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $550 to $10,715Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $117 to $282
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $166

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
$549.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93

Where Florida 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.

Florida $182 · 47th 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.