Precancerous spot removal cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 10 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $49.20 to $122.54, with a median of $122.54. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $73.34 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $99.60 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 5 cities for code 17000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC WD DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST | $49.20 | $328.00 | $85.28–$4,722.27 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC WD DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST | $68.88 | $328.00 | $29.81–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC WD DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST | $68.88 | $328.00 | $85.28–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC WD DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST | $68.88 | $328.00 | $85.28–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | $73.07–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | $73.07–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | $141.00–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $49.20, median $122.54, highest $122.54 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $122.54. 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 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is 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.