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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Nebraska 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$257$178 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,549 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $339 to $13,490Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $120 to $724
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,802professional $257

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
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $288 · 5th 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.