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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Louisiana 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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 $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$490 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $245 to $3,467Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $135 to $269
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,122professional $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
$245.47
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$295.12

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $245 · 17th 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.