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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 July 2026.

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

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$204$158 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$229 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,778Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $132 to $490
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $794professional $204

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
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $229 · 21st 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.