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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Illinois 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$63.10$51.29 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$138 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $81 to $2,138Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $46 to $93
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $63

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
$45.71
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
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
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 23rd of 51

$63.10

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.