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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 July 2026.

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

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 8 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$240$158 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$158 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $155 to $3,467Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $120 to $513
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,000professional $240

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
$158.49
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$489.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$537.03

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $245 · 11th 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.