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Freezing Treatment For Acne

South Carolina 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$52.48$43.65 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$120 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $59 to $1,202Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $41 to $81
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $195professional $52

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
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
7 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
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$53.70

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.