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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

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

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $174 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$132 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$126 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,778Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $115 to $224
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $174professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$162

AK $550MD $158

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.