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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 July 2026.

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

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$219$178 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$550 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $257 to $6,761Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $120 to $617
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $219

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
$316.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$398.11

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $245 · 10th 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.