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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Massachusetts 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$282$182 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$141 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $112 to $2,239Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $132 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $229professional $282

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
$537.03
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$363.08
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,862.09
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$575.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$588.84
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
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
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$251.19

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 7th of 51

$282

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.