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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Maryland 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?

$209

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $263.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $129 to $151Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $135 to $513
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $141professional $209

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$588.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $209 · 35th 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.