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Destruction Of A Skin Cancer, Trunk Or Limb

Montana rates for HCPCS 17263

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, rather than being cut out and stitched closed. This version covers a mid-range size, bigger than the smallest growths treated this way and smaller than the largest. Destroying a precancerous spot is a separate service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$200$174 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$178 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $174 to $339Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $115 to $309
$100$200$500facility $200professional $200

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
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$346.74

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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· 23rd of 51

$200

AK $490MD $148

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.