Precancerous spot removal cost in Helena, MT
In Helena, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $190.00 to $190.00, with a median of $190.00. Across Montana, the median is $162.40 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 17000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 11, 2025 and Dec 11, 2025.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT · (406) 266-3186 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $190.00 | $190.00 | $133.00–$190.00 | — | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $190.00, median $190.00, highest $190.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers destroying a precancerous skin spot, such as an actinic keratosis, usually by freezing with liquid nitrogen. It is billed for the first lesion.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 17000 ($157.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MTCLINIC - GENERAL CLASSIFICATION | $0.01 | file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MTHC DESTRUCTIN PERMAL LES 1 | $0.01 | file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MTPBB DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $0.01 | file |