go back

Freezing Treatment For Acne

Ohio 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$42.66 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$145 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $66 to $5,012Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $38 to $89
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $603professional $48

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
$45.71
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$794.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$107.15
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
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
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 42nd of 51

$51.29

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.