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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Maryland 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?

$52.48

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $64.57.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $50 to $617Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $41 to $81
$50$100$200$500facility $120professional $50

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11
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
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 39th of 51

$52.48

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.