Precancerous spot removal cost in Walla Walla, WA
In Walla Walla, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $175.00 to $175.00, with a median of $175.00. Across Washington, the median is $176.95 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA · (509) 522-5900 HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $175.00 | $250.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $175.00, median $175.00, highest $175.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $175.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 17000 ($160.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WAHC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST CDM | $0.70 | file |