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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Iowa 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $537 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$204 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$282 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,291Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $151 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $537professional $288

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
$316.23
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11
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
$63.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$295

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.