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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Maine 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$214$162 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$339 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $145 to $708Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $398
$100$200$500facility $501professional $214

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$407.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 20th of 51

$219

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.