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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Oklahoma 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$200$141 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$562 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $209 to $3,890Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $132 to $269
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $912professional $200

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
$208.93
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma $324 · 6th 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.