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Freezing Treatment For Acne

Virginia 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$54.95$48.98 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$89.13 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $54 to $3,802Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $45 to $74
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $490professional $55

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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
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
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$54.95

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.