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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Iowa 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 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 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$275$200 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$537 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $257 to $6,761Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $132 to $851
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $275

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
$316.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $316 · 7th 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.