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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Utah 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $145 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$58.88$52.48 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$52.48 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $50 to $4,467Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $48 to $74
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $145professional $59

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
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
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
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 26th of 51

$58.88

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.