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Freezing Treatment For Acne

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$61.66$53.70 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$200 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $63 to $1,318Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $42 to $87
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $245professional $62

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
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
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 22nd 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.