17110 — Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths

What the market charges

Across 19,491 negotiated rates, the middle 80% fall between $69 and $253, with a median of $126.

What Medicare pays

Medicare allowed an average of $103 for this code, across 3,076,352 services billed by 20,550 providers. At the median, the market charges 1.2 times what Medicare pays for this code.

Where this is billed, and what it costs there

The states billing 17110 most, by Medicare service volume, each compared against the national average of $103. Each links to the providers Mishe lists there.

  • California — 1,911 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $118 — 15% above the national average
  • Florida — 2,010 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $101 — 2% below the national average
  • Texas — 1,342 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $102 — 1% below the national average
  • New York — 1,342 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $114 — 11% above the national average
  • Pennsylvania — 856 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $100 — 3% below the national average
  • North Carolina — 768 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $96 — 7% below the national average
  • Arizona — 532 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $101 — 2% below the national average
  • Virginia — 580 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $105 — 2% above the national average

Claim-editing rules

These are National Correct Coding Initiative procedure-to-procedure edits — the rules a payer applies when deciding whether two codes billed together are both payable.

Codes this one absorbs

Billed together, 17110 is the payable code and these are not separately payable. 221 pairs in total.

  • 11056 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11057 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11102 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11103 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11104 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11200 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11300 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11305 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11400 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11401 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11402 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11403 — a modifier may allow both to be paid

Codes that absorb this one

Billed alongside any of these, 17110 is not separately payable. 35 pairs in total.

  • 11000 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11055 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11104 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11106 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11301 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11302 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11303 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11306 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11307 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11308 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11310 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
  • 11311 — a modifier may allow both to be paid

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Every figure on this page came from published payer and Medicare data, assembled by Mishe. The same pricing, claim-editing and care-pathway intelligence runs underneath the plans Mishe operates.

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