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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

New Mexico 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$214$155 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$200 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,000Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $126 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $214

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
$125.89
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
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
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 18th of 51

$224

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.