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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Minnesota 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$355$240 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$501 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,778Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $178 to $708
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $708professional $355

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
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$891.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $363 · 2nd 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.