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Removal Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth By Destruction

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 17274

This procedure destroys a cancerous skin growth on the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitalia using a method such as scraping, freezing, burning, or laser, rather than cutting it out and closing the wound with stitches. It applies to a growth on the larger end of the size range for this technique, though not the very largest category. The treated area is left to heal on its own afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$209

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $166 to $251.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $166 to $7,762Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $151 to $251
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $209

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
$165.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$209

CA $891KY $200

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.