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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 October 2026.

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

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$240 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$132 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $126 to $389Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $178 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $195professional $309

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
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74
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
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$144.54

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$309

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.