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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

North Dakota 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$234 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$141 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $135 to $355Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $200 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $209professional $309

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
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$416.87
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$288

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.