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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Michigan 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$209$158 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$170 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $126 to $708Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $132 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $186professional $209

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
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
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
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$169.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 25th of 51

$209

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.