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Freezing Treatment For Acne

New Jersey 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$43.65$32.36 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$372 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $224 to $6,310Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $28 to $79
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $44

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
$37.15
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
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
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$46.77

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.