Precancerous spot removal cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $241.74 to $409.53, with a median of $325.64. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $83.90 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $397.60 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $241.74 | $474.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC PR 17000 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST RHC | $292.23 | $573.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $409.53 | $803.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $241.74, median $325.64, highest $409.53 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $325.64. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.