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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$331$195 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,549 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $339 to $13,490Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $148 to $759
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $331

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $380 · 4th 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.