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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

West 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 4 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$178$132 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$126 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,230Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $120 to $219
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $191professional $178

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
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15

Where West 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.

West Virginia $182 · 48th 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.