Precancerous spot removal cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 45 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $19.40 to $1,205.81, with a median of $268.89. The lowest listed price is at Englewood Health — $249.49 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $256.00 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 45 facilities across 32 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 Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.
Lowest$19.40Englewood Health
Median$268.89half pay less
Highest$1,205.81in this market
Difference62.2×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $19.40Highest $1,205.81
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood Health lowest Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $19.40 | $194.00 | $14.18–$155.20 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $63.93 | $230.83 | $44.04–$141.57 | 72% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 DESTRUCTION OF LESIONS/WARTS | $160.00 | $160.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $198.70 | $490.00 | $105.35–$443.40 | 59% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $198.70 | $490.00 | $105.35–$443.40 | 59% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $204.98 | $140.00 | $29.46–$57.25 | -46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY PR DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $204.98 | $137.00 | $29.46–$57.25 | -50% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $204.98 | $140.00 | $29.46–$57.25 | -46% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 PR DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $204.98 | $137.00 | $29.46–$57.25 | -50% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $217.16 | $490.00 | $88.20–$481.96 | 56% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $217.16 | $490.00 | $69.58–$476.87 | 56% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $219.93 | $490.00 | $81.34–$490.00 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $219.93 | $490.00 | $69.09–$479.96 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $219.93 | $490.00 | $80.36–$476.87 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $220.12 | $490.00 | $220.12–$9,933.00 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $220.12 | $490.00 | $78.89–$463.54 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $220.12 | $490.00 | $220.12–$9,933.00 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $234.00 | $490.00 | $83.79–$457.91 | 52% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $234.00 | $490.00 | $88.20–$477.85 | 52% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $62.92–$333.88 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $62.03–$333.88 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $207.87–$5,014.00 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $61.41–$333.88 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $207.87–$5,014.00 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $62.92–$333.88 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $62.92–$333.88 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $207.87–$5,014.00 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $207.87–$5,014.00 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $207.87–$5,014.00 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | $62.92–$333.88 | 57% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $237.00 | $212.96 | $40.65–$212.96 | -11% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PLANTAR WART REM SINGLE WART | $237.00 | $395.00 | $88.40–$3,000.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $247.00 | $247.00 | $249.22–$6,608.00 | — | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $268.89 | $702.54 | $120.79–$1,892.00 | 62% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Dest Premalign Lesn 1st Lesn | $423.00 | $423.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Premal Les Dest 1st Les | $424.00 | $424.00 | $157.00–$9,784.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Premal Les Dest 1st Les | $424.00 | $424.00 | $157.00–$6,489.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Premal Les Dest 1st Les | $424.00 | $424.00 | $157.00–$6,489.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Premal Les Dest 1st Les | $424.00 | $424.00 | $157.00–$9,784.00 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Dest Premalign Lesn 1st Lesn | $432.00 | $432.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $458.35 | $458.35 | $199.38–$2,785.00 | — | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 DESTRUCTION OF PRECANCER SKIN GROWTH; 1 GROWTH | $463.00 | $463.00 | $31.00–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $463.00 | $463.00 | $31.00–$1,912.00 | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Destruct Premalg Lesion | $496.30 | $709.00 | $167.37–$709.00 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $630.00 | $700.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $630.00 | $700.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $630.00 | $700.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $630.00 | $700.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $630.00 | $700.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 DESTROY BENIGN/PREMLG LESION | $746.24 | $829.16 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 Destruct premalg lesion | $751.00 | $751.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESION,1ST | $751.00 | $751.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Dest Premalign Lesn 1st Lesn | $926.00 | $926.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $994.50 | $994.50 | $994.50–$6,400.00 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $49.12–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $49.12–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $49.12–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $49.12–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | $49.12–$25,798.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $19.40, median $268.89, highest $1,205.81 — a 62.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $630.00. 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 31 of 35 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.