Precancerous spot removal cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $16.72 to $79.64, with a median of $64.84. The lowest listed price is at Saint Francis Hospital Yale and 1 other hospital — $48.12 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $67.02 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 Apr 1, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $16.72 | $41.80 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $16.72 | $41.80 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Noncdm Charge Record | $61.20 | $153.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Noncdm Charge Record | $61.20 | $153.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 LESION DESTRUCTION 17000 | $64.84 | $175.25 | $57.60–$103.39 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 LESION DESTRUCTION 17000 | $64.84 | $175.25 | $57.60–$103.40 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 LESION DESTRUCTION 17000 | $79.64 | $215.25 | $57.60–$103.40 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 LESION DESTRUCTION 17000 | $79.64 | $215.25 | $57.60–$103.39 | 63% | — source file |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 LESION DESTRUCTION 17000 | $79.64 | $215.25 | $57.60–$119.94 | 63% | — source file |
| St. John Broken Arrow Jenks, OK LESION DESTRUCTION 17000 | $79.64 | $215.25 | $57.60 | 63% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.72, median $64.84, highest $79.64 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $64.84. 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 3 of 4 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.