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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Florida 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$43.65$38.90 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$56.23 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $38 to $2,951Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $35 to $71
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $107professional $44

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
$43.65
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$2,137.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
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
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$32.36

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 47th of 51

$47.86

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.