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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Maryland 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?

$151

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $209.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $56 to $617Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $123 to $269
$50$100$200$500facility $138professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$331.13
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
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$151

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.