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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$51.29$45.71 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$129 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $98 to $3,981Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $42 to $91
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $316professional $51

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
3 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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 41st 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.