Surgery and procedures CPT 17000 Outpatient

Precancerous spot removal cost in Ocean Pines, MD

In Ocean Pines, MD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $327.05 to $327.05, with a median of $327.05. Across Maryland, the median is $192.19 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$327.05Atlantic General Hospital
Median$327.05half pay less
Highest$327.05in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin, MD · (410) 641-1100 Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement), premalignant lesions (eg, actinic keratoses); first lesion $327.05 $327.05 $327.05 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $327.05, median $327.05, highest $327.05.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.