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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 October 2026.

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

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$158$123 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$123 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,778Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $110 to $219
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $170professional $158

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
$169.82
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$158

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.