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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 July 2026.

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

$219

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $302.

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

Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $138 to $398
$200$500professional $219

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 28th of 51

$219

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.