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Destruction Of Large Skin Cancer, Scalp Or Hands

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 17276

Destruction of a cancerous skin growth on the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, using methods such as freezing, burning with electric current, laser, or scraping. This covers the largest growths, more than four centimeters across.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destruction Of Large Skin Cancer, Scalp Or Hands cost?

$275

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $309.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $195 to $380
$50$100$200$500professional $275

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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.

South Carolina· 23rd of 51

$275

AK $692KY $229

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.