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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 October 2026.

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

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$224 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$132 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $129 to $355Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $191 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $209professional $295

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
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.89

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$275

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.