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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

New Mexico 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$229$162 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$209 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,445Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $132 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $229

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
$131.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 18th of 51

$229

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.