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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 July 2026.

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

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $427 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$275 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$186 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $115 to $9,772Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $158 to $851
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $427professional $457

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$645.65
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $457 · 1st of 51
AK $457KY $166

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.