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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Delaware 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$42.66 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$85.11 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $59 to $1,698Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $41 to $69
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $100professional $46

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
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
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$48.98

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.