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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Kentucky 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$44.67$39.81 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$50.12 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $42 to $1,479Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $35 to $91
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $110professional $45

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
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$85.11
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$45.71

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.