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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 July 2026.

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

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 7 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$178$145 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$676 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,898Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $117 to $263
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $2,042professional $178

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
$239.88
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $191 · 45th 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.