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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Colorado 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$64.57$53.70 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$724 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $135 to $5,370Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $50 to $107
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $65

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
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$102.33
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
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$72.44

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.