Precancerous spot removal cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 15 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $52.00 to $724.00, with a median of $78.00. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Lapeer Region and 1 other hospital — $26.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $78.00 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 cities for code 17000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Lapeer Region lowest Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $52.00 | $104.00 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron lowest Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $52.00 | $104.00 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 PR DESTR PREMALIG 1ST LESN | $66.56 | $140.00 | $30.46–$124.58 | 52% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 PR DESTR PREMALIG 1ST LESN | $66.56 | $140.00 | $30.46–$142.07 | 52% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 PR DESTR PREMALIG 1ST LESN | $66.56 | $140.00 | $30.46–$142.07 | 52% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI PR DESTR PREMALIG 1ST LESN | $66.56 | $140.00 | $30.46–$124.33 | 52% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 17000 DESTROY BENIGN LESI | $76.25 | $152.50 | $56.27–$197.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 DESTROY BENIGN LESION, FI | $76.25 | $152.50 | $56.27–$197.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 17000 ELECTRO CAUTERY | $76.25 | $152.50 | $56.27–$197.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Hospitalist SP 17000 Premalignant Lesion Destruction; 1st Lesion | $78.00 | $155.90 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 SP Premalginant Lesion Destruction;1st Lesion 17000 | $78.00 | $155.90 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 SP Premalginant Lesion Destruction;1st Lesion 17000 | $78.00 | $155.90 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Hospitalist SP 17000 Premalignant Lesion Destruction; 1st Lesion | $78.00 | $155.90 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 SP Premalginant Lesion Destruction;1st Lesion 17000 | $78.00 | $155.90 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Hospitalist SP 17000 Premalignant Lesion Destruction; 1st Lesion | $78.00 | $155.90 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 SP Premalginant Lesion Destruction;1st Lesion 17000 | $78.00 | $155.90 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Hospitalist SP 17000 Premalignant Lesion Destruction; 1st Lesion | $78.00 | $155.90 | $35.36–$71.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Premalginant Lesion Destruction;1st Lesion 17000 | $103.90 | $207.80 | $108.69–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $103.90 | $207.80 | $108.69–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $170.45 | $340.90 | $108.69–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Premalginant Lesion Destruction;1st Lesion 17000 | $170.45 | $340.90 | $108.69–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Premalginant Lesion Destruction;1st Lesion 17000 | $205.65 | $411.30 | $108.69–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESN 1ST | $275.88 | $148.00 | $32.79–$367.83 | -86% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESN 1ST | $275.88 | $148.00 | $50.11–$2,056.00 | -86% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESN 1ST | $275.88 | $148.00 | $50.11–$2,056.00 | -86% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESN 1ST | $275.88 | $148.00 | $50.11–$1,075.00 | -86% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Premalginant Lesion Destruction;1st Lesion 17000 | $336.60 | $673.20 | $108.69–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESION 1ST | $508.50 | $678.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Destruct 1St Benign Lesion | $724.00 | $724.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Destruct 1St Benign Lesion | $724.00 | $724.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Destruct 1St Benign Lesion | $724.00 | $724.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Destruct 1St Benign Lesion | $724.00 | $724.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Destruct 1St Benign Lesion | $724.00 | $724.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $52.00, median $78.00, highest $724.00 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $724.00. 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 7 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.