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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

West 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 4 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$178$126 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$120 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,230Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $115 to $331
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $186professional $178

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
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03

Where West 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.

West Virginia $178 · 45th 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.