Precancerous spot removal cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 30 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $89.70 to $4,609.00, with a median of $184.50. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Paulding Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $94.80 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $142.20 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $184.50, is about the same as the US median of $184.50.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- 7 of 30 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 30 facilities across 24 cities for code 17000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $230.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $230.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $230.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $230.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $230.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $230.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $230.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $230.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.70 | $230.00 | — | 61% |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $299.00 | — | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $299.00 | $200.25–$220.28 | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $299.00 | $200.25–$240.30 | 60% |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $299.00 | $200.25–$220.28 | 60% |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $63.10–$615.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $74.05–$615.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $119.93–$615.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $73.68–$615.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $57.93–$615.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $66.79–$615.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $57.93–$615.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $72.45–$615.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $59.47–$615.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $184.50 | $615.00 | $52.15–$615.00 | 70% |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | — | — |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | — | — |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | — | — |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | — | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | — | — |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $89.70, median $184.50, highest $4,609.00 — a 51.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $184.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is below every plan's rate. 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 precancerous spot removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Precancerous spot removal explained.