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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Rhode Island 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$135 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$141 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $112 to $3,890Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $120 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $269professional $191

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
3 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
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 36th of 51

$191

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.