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Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small

Montana rates for HCPCS 17281

This procedure destroys a cancerous skin growth on the face or another sensitive facial area, such as the ears, eyelids, nose, or lips, using a method such as freezing, burning, or chemical treatment, for a smaller-sized growth. It is a quick office procedure that does not involve cutting out the lesion.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Malignant Skin Lesion Destruction, Face, Small cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 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$186$166 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$174 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $170 to $324Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $112 to $288
$100$200$500facility $200professional $186

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
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$323.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.5 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

$186

AK $479KY $138

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.