Precancerous spot removal cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $174.20 to $325.00, with a median of $223.81. The lowest listed price is at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit — $49.61 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $355.50 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 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 Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit lowest Weston, FL DESTRUCTION, 1ST LESION | $174.20 | $268.00 | $134.00–$201.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $191.00 | $299.00 | $80.43–$2,252.00 | 36% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $191.00 | $299.00 | $80.43–$3,732.00 | 36% | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $191.00 | $299.00 | $80.43–$3,732.00 | 36% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $191.00 | $315.00 | $84.74–$5,962.00 | 39% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Destr premalig Lesion 1st | $193.05 | $297.00 | $51.38–$297.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $223.81 | $223.81 | $15.22–$230.47 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $223.81 | $223.81 | $15.22–$230.47 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $223.81 | $223.81 | $15.22–$230.47 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $223.81 | $223.81 | $15.22–$230.47 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 ELECTRICAL CAUTERY | $325.00 | $500.00 | $180.00–$500.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $484.25 | $745.00 | $62.34–$3,920.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $174.20, median $223.81, highest $325.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $223.81. 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 8 of 8 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.