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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$195$151 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,259 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $316 to $7,079Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $123 to $398
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630professional $195

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
$190.55
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $219 · 19th 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.