CPT 17273

Destruction Skin Lesion

Current code37 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicaid (state program): Washington Apple Health fee-for-service. Applies only to Medicaid enrollees.

Prices for CPT 17273 by hospital
Hospital	Medicaid (state program) rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Cascade Medical CenterLeavenworth	$3461 plan	$518	$647
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$790	$1,129
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$134 – $382Doctor’s fee: $248 – $382	$206 – $588Doctor’s fee: $382 – $588
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,035	$2,157
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,035	$2,157
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,035	$2,157
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$339	$484
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$580	$1,138

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $236 in an office; $126 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $210 in an office; $116 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $415 (APC 5052)
Surgery center payment (national): $130

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 17273:

17273P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
17273T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)