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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer On The Face Or Ears

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 17284

Destroys a cancerous growth on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips or the moist lining of the mouth using methods such as freezing, laser, chemical treatment, burning or scraping instead of cutting it out. It covers a larger growth in these locations than the smaller-lesion version of the treatment. The area is usually numbed with local anesthetic first.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Skin Cancer On The Face Or Ears cost?

$282

Typical physician fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $372.

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 $282 · 10th to 90th $191 to $1,072
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$389.05
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $282 · 18th of 51
AK $676KY $224

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.