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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 July 2026.

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

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$178$135 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,995 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $214 to $7,413Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $115 to $302
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $178

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $219 · 18th 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.