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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

New Jersey 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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 5 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$182$129 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,311 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $372 to $10,471Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $117 to $759
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,248professional $182

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
$263.03
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $204 · 38th 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.