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Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg

Montana rates for HCPCS 17264

Destroys a cancerous skin growth on the trunk, an arm or a leg using heat, freezing, an electric current, a laser or a chemical, rather than cutting it out and stitching the skin. The treated area scabs over and heals during the following weeks. This version covers a fairly large growth, though not the largest treated this way.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Destroying A Skin Cancer On Trunk, Arm Or Leg cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $282 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$138 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$224 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $224 to $417Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $117 to $363
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $282professional $191

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Montana $209 · 28th of 51
AK $457KY $166

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.