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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Iowa 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$100$67.61 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$107 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $74 to $1,905Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $55 to $145
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $155professional $100

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
$75.86
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
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
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 51

$107

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.