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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Nevada 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 7 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$178$126 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$191 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $117 to $4,365Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $115 to $282
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,698professional $178

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
$117.49
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $191 · 40th 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.