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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 5 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$195$155 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$251 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $132 to $7,586Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $120 to $316
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,905professional $195

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
$223.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $224 · 24th 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.