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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Michigan 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$178$138 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$676 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,898Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $115 to $295
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $2,042professional $178

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
$239.88
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$660.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$281.84

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $178 · 47th 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.