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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 17340

This service applies a very cold substance, such as liquid nitrogen or a similar frozen slush, directly to the skin as a treatment for acne. The cold temperature helps reduce inflammation and treat acne lesions on the treated area. It is a quick, in-office treatment usually performed over one or more sessions.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Freezing Treatment For Acne cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$46.77 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$34.67 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $661Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $42 to $83
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $54professional $54

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
$53.70
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$91.20
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
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Arkansas· 38th of 51

$53.70

AK $200NY $43.65

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.