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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 July 2026.

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

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$191$141 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$851 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $219 to $5,129Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $115 to $724
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,698professional $191

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
$151.36
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $234 · 14th 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.