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Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Montana rates for HCPCS 17260

A cancerous growth on the trunk, an arm or a leg is destroyed where it sits, using freezing, an electric current, a laser, a chemical agent or scraping, instead of being cut out and stitched closed. This applies to the smallest growths treated this way; bigger ones are handled by more involved versions of the same treatment. Destroying a precancerous spot is a separate service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Small Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$112$95.50 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$102 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $100 to $191Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $72 to $158
$100$200$500facility $117professional $112

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Montana· 20th of 51

$112

AK $288KY $75.86

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.