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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Idaho 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$200 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$170 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,047Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $182 to $398
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $219professional $240

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
11 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
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 12th of 51

$240

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.