go back

Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

North Dakota 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 5 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$263$191 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$132 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,995Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $126 to $468
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $204professional $263

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
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $257 · 9th 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.