Precancerous spot removal cost in Lebanon, NH
In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $24.75 to $95.78, with a median of $60.27. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $35.52 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $95.78 at 5 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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 LESION DESTRUCTION 1ST LESN FAC | $24.75 | $45.00 | $22.08–$640.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 LESION DESTRUCTION 1ST LESN PRO | $45.65 | $83.00 | $22.08–$640.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DESTR PREMALIGN LESION OP | $70.40 | $128.00 | $22.08–$640.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 MD-LESION DESTRUCTION 1ST LES | $70.40 | $128.00 | $22.08–$640.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $70.40 | $128.00 | $22.08–$640.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 LESION DESTRUCTION 1ST LESN MD | $70.40 | $128.00 | $22.08–$640.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DESTR PREMALIGN LESION IP | $70.40 | $128.00 | $22.08–$640.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION, 1ST LESION | $95.78 | $313.00 | $35.46–$297.35 | 69% | — source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION, 1ST LESION | $152.08 | $497.00 | $56.31–$472.15 | 69% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.75, median $60.27, highest $95.78 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $60.27. 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 2 of 2 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.