Precancerous spot removal cost in Montana
In Montana, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $59.80 to $311.95, with a median of $172.14. The lowest price is at Logan Health Medical Center (Kalispell). The highest price is 5.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $172.14, is 7% below the US median of $184.50.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Montana ranks 23rd of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 17 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 17000. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$59.80Logan Health Medical Center
Median$172.14half of hospitals charge less
Highest$311.95in Montana
Lowest saves$112.34vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell · Kalispell, MT DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $59.80 | $92.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Cut Bank Cut Bank · Cut Bank, MT 17000 Treatment Room II | $64.68 | $99.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PR 17000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION | $80.00 | $100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Dest Lesion | $122.00 | $153.00 | — source file |
| Logan Health - Chester Chester · Chester, MT 17000 Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st Lesion | $127.08 | $195.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $139.20 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT CL DESTRUCT BENIGN LESION 1ST | $156.21 | $195.26 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC PF DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMALFIRST LESION | $170.40 | $213.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESNS EXCPT SKIN TAGS CUTANEOUS VASC PROLIFERAT LESN | $172.14 | $278.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish · Kalispell, MT DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $179.72 | $276.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $185.00 | $185.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $190.00 | $190.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Assn Malta · Malta, MT DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT 1ST LESION | $194.00 | $194.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $194.75 | $205.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Big Sky Medical Center Big Sky · Bozeman, MT PR DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $206.40 | $258.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $288.00 | $288.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Daniels Memorial Hospital Scobey · Scobey, MT Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $311.95 | $367.00 | Sep 10, 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 | $170.40 | $188.40 |
| Kalispell, MT | 2 | $59.80 | $119.76 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $122.00 | $122.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $185.00 | $185.00 |
| Chester, MT | 1 | $127.08 | $127.08 |
| Cut Bank, MT | 1 | $64.68 | $64.68 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $194.75 | $194.75 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $190.00 | $190.00 |
| Malta, MT | 1 | $194.00 | $194.00 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $139.20 | $139.20 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $288.00 | $288.00 |
| Scobey, MT | 1 | $311.95 | $311.95 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $172.14 | $172.14 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $156.21 | $156.21 |
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 precancerous spot removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Precancerous spot removal explained.
Destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion in other states
- Alabama$237.36
- Alaska$203.42
- Arizona$191.38, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$147.55
- California$320.00
- Colorado$168.00
- Connecticut$229.50
- Delaware$362.48, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$294.76, 3 hospitals
- Florida$284.25
- Georgia$142.20
- Hawaii$380.10
- Idaho$114.19
- Illinois$164.21
- Indiana$186.60
- Iowa$148.20
- Kansas$116.45
- Kentucky$104.00
- Louisiana$97.30
- Maine$101.40
- Maryland$261.98, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$273.00
- Michigan$191.83
- Minnesota$180.84
- Mississippi$125.70
- Missouri$137.80
- Nebraska$130.72
- Nevada$218.00
- New Hampshire$72.92
- New Jersey$424.00
- New Mexico$128.40
- New York$290.00
- North Carolina$247.80
- North Dakota$198.50
- Ohio$202.40
- Oklahoma$100.00
- Oregon$164.35
- Pennsylvania$428.04
- Puerto Rico$2,500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$191.80
- South Carolina$154.00
- South Dakota$242.40
- Tennessee$99.60
- Texas$198.33
- Utah$191.83, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$82.97
- Virginia$120.00
- Washington$185.30
- West Virginia$207.25
- Wisconsin$180.06
- Wyoming$64.98
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.