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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Alaska rates for HCPCS 17264

Destroys a cancerous skin growth on the trunk, an arm or a leg using heat, freezing, an electric current, a laser or a chemical, rather than cutting it out and stitching the skin. The treated area scabs over and heals during the following weeks. This version covers a fairly large growth, though not the largest treated this way.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $479 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$525$355 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$339 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $245 to $4,677Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $186 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $479professional $525

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$525

AK $525MD $151

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.