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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$200$151 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$191 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $145 to $7,079Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $120 to $372
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $813professional $200

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
$213.80
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $214 · 24th 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.