Precancerous spot removal cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $128.46 to $360.88, with a median of $152.06. The lowest listed price is at Saint Clare Hospital — $23.60 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $176.95 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 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 Feb 28, 2026 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clare Hospital lowest Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC DESTR BENIGN SKIN LES 1ST | $128.46 | $445.66 | $225.21–$990.92 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC DESTR BENIGN SKIN LES 1ST | $135.55 | $445.66 | $225.21–$990.92 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC DESTR BENIGN SKIN LES 1ST | $136.09 | $445.66 | $191.64–$906.76 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC DESTR BENIGN SKIN LES 1ST | $139.86 | $445.66 | $221.16–$990.92 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC DESTR BENIGN SKIN LES 1ST | $147.61 | $445.66 | $225.21–$990.92 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Destruct Premalig Lesion 1St | $156.50 | $313.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC DESTR BENIGN SKIN LES 1ST | $157.49 | $445.66 | $75.77–$2,077.00 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS, FIRST LESION | $254.49 | $499.00 | $299.40–$399.20 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Destruction Premalignant 1st Lesion | $328.80 | $328.80 | $82.86–$315.65 | — | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $360.88 | $694.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $128.46, median $152.06, highest $360.88 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $152.06. 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 7 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 6 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.