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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Georgia 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$51.29 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$174 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,631Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $44 to $110
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $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
$41.69
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
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
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 20th of 51

$64.57

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.