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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

South Dakota 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$245 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$155 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $389Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $182 to $562
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $195professional $331

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
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
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
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$324

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.