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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 July 2026.

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

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$214$195 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$240 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $234 to $427Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $479
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $295professional $214

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
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$758.58
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
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.0 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 $234 · 19th of 51
AK $513KY $170

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.