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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Oregon 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$288$195 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$288 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,012Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $148 to $525
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $398professional $288

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
$346.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $309 · 8th 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.