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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Indiana 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$138 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$347 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,248Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $110 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $174

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
$109.65
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
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
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 37th of 51

$186

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.