Surgery and procedures CPT 17000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Precancerous spot removal cost in Grand Junction, CO — inpatient

In Grand Junction, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion as an inpatient: from $96.60 to $96.60, with a median of $96.60. Across Colorado, the median is $292.05 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 17000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$96.60Family Health West Hospital
Median$96.60half pay less
Highest$96.60in 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 Grand Junction, CO.

median
Lowest $96.60Highest $96.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 CAH DESTRUCTION CAHEMALIGNANT LESION 1ST $96.60 $138.00 — 30% —
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Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 CAH DESTRUCTION CAHEMALIGNANT LESION 1ST $96.60 $138.00 — 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $96.60, median $96.60, highest $96.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $96.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.