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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Washington 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 10 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$282$191 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$302 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $219 to $6,457Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $158 to $513
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $417professional $282

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
$281.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,187.76
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$501.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$89.13
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$288.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$524.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$537.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$295.12

Where Washington 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.

Washington $295 · 10th 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.