Precancerous spot removal cost in Utica, NY
In Utica-Rome, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $21.08 to $96.89, with a median of $76.20. The lowest listed price is at Little Falls Hospital — $55.12 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $235.13 at 70 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 17000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Hospital lowest Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 HC Destroy Benign/Prem Lg Lesion | $21.08 | $78.09 | $168.78–$78.09 | 73% | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 CAH PR Destruc Premalignant, First Lesion | $35.37 | $131.00 | $102.93–$98.93 | 73% | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $70.00 | $140.00 | $107.09–$99.22 | 50% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $76.20 | $127.00 | $12.28–$51.79 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $76.20 | $127.00 | $12.28–$51.79 | 40% | — source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Destruction premalignant lesion | $96.89 | $240.00 | $54.00–$247.13 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Destruct premalg lesion | $96.89 | $240.00 | $54.00–$247.13 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Destruction premalignant lesion | $96.89 | $240.00 | $54.00–$247.13 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Destruct premalg lesion | $96.89 | $240.00 | $54.00–$247.13 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Destroy B/Pre-M Les 1st | $100.80 | $168.00 | $44.40–$719.56 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Destroy B/Pre-M Les 1st | $100.80 | $168.00 | $44.40–$719.56 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.08, median $76.20, highest $96.89 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $76.20. 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 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.