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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Colorado 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$166 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$603 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,248Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $138 to $398
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $219

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 10th of 51

$257

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.