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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Mississippi 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$46.77 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$89.13 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,000Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $43 to $98
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $112professional $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
$776.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
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
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 15th of 51

$72.44

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.