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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 October 2026.

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

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $263 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$234$182 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$195 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $129 to $4,266Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $126 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $263professional $234

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
$199.53
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$240

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.