Precancerous spot removal cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $83.05 to $309.60, with a median of $189.00. The lowest listed price is at University Health Truman Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $105.95 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $116.25 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 17000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Aug 5, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health Truman Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 Destruct Premalignant Lesion Cryo EPP | $83.05 | $151.00 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 Destruct Premalig Les First WPG | $83.05 | $151.00 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 Destruct Premalignant Lesion Cryo EPP | $83.05 | $151.00 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 Destruct Premalig Les First WPG | $83.05 | $151.00 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 17000 Destruct Permalig Les 1st Les FAR | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 17000 Destruct All Benign Lesions ESL | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 17000 Destruct All Benign Lesions WGR | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 17000 Destruct All Benign Lesions WGM | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 17000 Destr (Cryo) Premalignant; 1St Lesion EGV | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 17000 Destruct Permalig Les 1st Les FAR | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 17000 Destruct All Benign Lesions ESL | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 17000 Destruct All Benign Lesions WGR | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 17000 Destruct All Benign Lesions WGM | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 17000 Destr (Cryo) Premalignant; 1St Lesion EGV | $83.16 | $151.20 | $50.00–$3,100.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $189.00 | $1,102.24 | $29.36–$1,102.24 | 83% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 DESTRUCT LESION, FIRST | $237.60 | $432.00 | $10.00–$432.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 DESTRUCT LESION, FIRST | $237.60 | $432.00 | $10.00–$493.00 | 45% | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 DESTRUCT PREMAL 1ST LES TX RM DRM | $309.60 | $645.00 | $68.10–$580.50 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION TX RM PLS | $309.60 | $645.00 | $68.10–$580.50 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 DESTRUCT PREMAL 1ST LES TX RM DRM | $309.60 | $645.00 | $68.10–$580.50 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION TX RM PLS | $309.60 | $645.00 | $68.10–$580.50 | 52% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $83.05, median $189.00, highest $309.60 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $196.33. 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 5 of 5 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.