Surgery and procedures CPT 17000 Outpatient

Precancerous spot removal cost in Fremont, NE

In Fremont, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $52.54 to $52.54, with a median of $52.54. Across Nebraska, the median is $124.79 at 14 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026.

Lowest$52.54Methodist Fremont Health
Median$52.54half pay less
Highest$52.54in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fremont, NE.

median
Lowest $52.54Highest $99.53

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Fremont Health lowest Fremont, NE · (402) 721-1610 Destruction Benign or Malignant First Lesion $52.54 $142.00 $63.90–$136.32 63% Feb 16, 2026
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Methodist Fremont Health Fremont, NE · (402) 721-1610 Destruction Benign or Malignant First Lesion $99.53 $269.00 $114.33–$258.24 63% Feb 16, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $52.54, median $52.54, highest $52.54.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $52.54. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.