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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Kentucky 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 6 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$158$123 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$191 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $123 to $10,715Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $107 to $257
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,380professional $158

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
$123.03
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $166 · 51st 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.