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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Florida 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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 8 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$162$120 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,445 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $550 to $10,715Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $112 to $282
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090professional $162

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
$549.54
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93

Where Florida 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.

Florida $178 · 46th 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.