Surgery and procedures CPT 17000 Outpatient

Precancerous spot removal cost in Olla, LA

In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $113.60 to $113.60, with a median of $113.60. Across Louisiana, the median is $97.30 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 17000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$113.60Hardtner Medical Center
Median$113.60half pay less
Highest$113.60in 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 Olla, LA.

median
Lowest $113.60Highest $588.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hardtner Medical Center lowest Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 17000 Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettemen $113.60 $142.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 17000-Destruction Premalignant Lesions $588.00 $735.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $113.60, median $113.60, highest $113.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $113.60. 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.