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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Georgia 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$200$158 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,259 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $316 to $7,079Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $132 to $398
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $200

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
$194.98
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $224 · 23rd 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.