Surgery and procedures CPT 17000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Precancerous spot removal cost in Merrill, WI — inpatient

In Merrill, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion as an inpatient: from $314.60 to $314.60, with a median of $314.60. Across Wisconsin, the median is $221.37 at 48 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 17000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$314.60Aspirus Merrill Hospital
Median$314.60half pay less
Highest$314.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Merrill, WI.

median
Lowest $314.60Highest $362.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Merrill Hospital lowest Merrill, WI · (715) 536-5511 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST $314.60 $484.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital lowest Merrill, WI · (715) 536-5511 Pro Destruct Premalg Lesion $314.60 $484.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill, WI · (715) 536-5511 Fac Dstrj All Prmlg 1st Les $362.70 $558.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $314.60, median $314.60, highest $314.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $314.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.