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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Missouri 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$155 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$178 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $115 to $3,715Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $676professional $195

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
$181.97
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
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
$47.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd of 51

$209

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.