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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Ohio 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 8 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$186$145 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$603 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $209 to $10,233Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $117 to $389
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089professional $186

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
$181.97
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $214 · 33rd 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.