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Freezing Treatment For Acne

South Dakota 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$102$75.86 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$69.18 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $40 to $224Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $49 to $145
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $78professional $102

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
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
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
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 5th of 51

$102

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.