Precancerous spot removal cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 19 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion as an inpatient: from $19.40 to $1,205.81, with a median of $630.00. The lowest listed price is at Englewood Health — $610.60 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $256.00 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 13 cities for code 17000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
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 |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $219.93 | $490.00 | $81.34–$490.00 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 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 |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Dest Premalign Lesn 1st Lesn | $423.00 | $423.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Dest Premalign Lesn 1st Lesn | $432.00 | $432.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Destruct Premalg Lesion | $496.30 | $709.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 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 Behavioral Health Center 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 |
| 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 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 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 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $19.40, median $630.00, highest $1,205.81 — a 62.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 45 facilities here, median $268.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.