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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 July 2026.

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

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $457 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$204$151 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$200 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,778Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $126 to $407
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $457professional $204

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
$169.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $214 · 21st 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.