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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Vermont 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?

$224

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $295.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $50 to $501Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $141 to $347
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $295professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$224

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.