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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Virginia 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$204$151 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$200 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $151 to $7,079Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $129 to $380
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $813professional $204

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
$218.78
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $219 · 29th 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.