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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

South Dakota 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 8 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$224$178 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$195 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $148 to $2,291Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $123 to $447
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $275professional $224

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
$131.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$501.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $229 · 16th 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.