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Removal Of A Larger Facial Skin Cancer

Montana rates for HCPCS 17286

This treatment destroys a cancerous skin growth located on the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or inside the mouth, using methods such as scraping, freezing, burning, or chemical treatment rather than cutting it out with a scalpel. This version applies to a larger growth, at the upper end of the size range typically treated this way in these sensitive areas. It is usually done in an outpatient office setting.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Larger Facial Skin Cancer cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$427$355 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$380 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $309 to $631Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $251 to $589
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $427

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
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 15th of 51

$427

AK $1,096TX $275

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.