Surgery and procedures CPT 17000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Precancerous spot removal cost in Paducah, KY — inpatient

In Paducah, KY-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion as an inpatient: from $266.40 to $266.40, with a median of $266.40. Across Kentucky, the median is $486.65 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 17000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$266.40Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital
Median$266.40half pay less
Highest$266.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC Wound Cautery, Electr Hi-Temp $266.40 $444.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $266.40, median $266.40, highest $266.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $376.53 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.