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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Minnesota 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 6 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$380$257 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$501 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,738Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $195 to $724
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $708professional $380

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
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$912.01
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $380 · 3rd 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.