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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 July 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$269$186 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$195 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,291Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $132 to $575
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $282professional $269

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
$141.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$575.44
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $275 · 12th 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.