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Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth

Montana rates for HCPCS 17273

A cancerous skin growth on the scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genital area is destroyed in place using a method such as freezing, burning, laser, or a chemical agent, rather than being cut out and stitched closed. This version applies to a larger growth within that group of body areas, compared to the smallest growths handled the same way.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Destruction Of A Larger Cancerous Skin Growth cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$219$195 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$200 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $195 to $380Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $129 to $339
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $219

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
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$371.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.5 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· 21st of 51

$219

AK $550MD $158

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.