Surgery and procedures CPT 17000 Outpatient

Precancerous spot removal cost in Oshkosh, WI

In Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $240.24 to $240.24, with a median of $240.24. The lowest listed price is at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and 1 other hospital. Across Wisconsin, the median is $221.37 at 48 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.

Lowest$240.24ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton + 1 more
Median$240.24half pay less
Highest$240.24in this market
Difference1.0×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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.

median
Lowest $240.24Highest $240.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Oshkosh, WI DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST $240.24 $429.00 $104.25–$315.74 44% —
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ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah lowest Neenah, WI · (920) 729-3100 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST $240.24 $429.00 $104.25–$323.47 44% —
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Outpatient: lowest $240.24, median $240.24, highest $240.24.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.