Skin cancer removal cost in Montana
In Montana, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $177.60 to $589.60, with a median of $329.06. The lowest price is at Providence St Joseph Medical Center (Polson). The highest price is 3.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $329.06, is 53% below the US median of $705.38.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Montana ranks 5th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 11600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$177.60Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$329.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$589.60in Montana
Lowest saves$151.46vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 11600 EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/OR LESS | $177.60 | $222.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT EXC MALIG LESN INCL MARGINS TRUNK ARMS LEGS EXC DIAM 0.5 CM < | $227.87 | $368.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $253.00 | $253.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Exc Mal Les Trnk/arm/leg <=0.5cm | $289.00 | $361.00 | — source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 11600 Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $329.06 | $506.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 11600 Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $329.06 | $506.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston · Livingston, MT Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $329.65 | $347.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $441.15 | $519.00 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT EXC MAL LES 0.5<(TRUNK ARMS LEGS) | $563.00 | $563.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $571.20 | $714.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC PF 11600 EXC LSN MAL TRK<0.5CM | $589.60 | $737.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $571.20 | $580.40 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $289.00 | $289.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $329.06 | $329.06 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $329.06 | $329.06 |
| Livingston, MT | 1 | $329.65 | $329.65 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $563.00 | $563.00 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $177.60 | $177.60 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $253.00 | $253.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $441.15 | $441.15 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $227.87 | $227.87 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What skin cancer removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Skin cancer removal explained.
Skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm in other states
- Alabama$699.95
- Alaska$656.83, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$735.12, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$863.98
- California$1,965.60
- Colorado$1,998.21
- Connecticut$907.20, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$3,359.90, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$953.81, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,634.55
- Georgia$632.97
- Hawaii$2,419.89, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$532.97
- Illinois$568.87
- Indiana$483.75
- Iowa$405.70
- Kansas$260.95
- Kentucky$216.00
- Louisiana$507.33
- Maine$344.98
- Maryland$495.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,034.00
- Michigan$329.62
- Minnesota$544.29
- Mississippi$360.00
- Missouri$633.10
- Nebraska$453.00
- Nevada$440.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$246.04, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$1,000.28
- New Mexico$758.49
- New York$859.28
- North Carolina$622.50
- North Dakota$529.50
- Ohio$1,372.15
- Oklahoma$320.00
- Oregon$463.25
- Pennsylvania$1,050.49
- Puerto Rico$440.17, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$820.80, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$3,456.99
- South Dakota$839.10
- Tennessee$885.38
- Texas$1,183.20
- Utah$1,188.60, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$267.67
- Virginia$1,131.50
- Washington$667.17
- West Virginia$812.00
- Wisconsin$367.25
- Wyoming$280.00, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.