Surgery and procedures CPT 17000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Precancerous spot removal cost in Seward, AK — inpatient

In Seward, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion as an inpatient: from $169.26 to $169.26, with a median of $169.26. Across Alaska, the median is $246.42 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 17000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$169.26City of Seward
Median$169.26half pay less
Highest$169.26in 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 Seward, AK.

median
Lowest $169.26Highest $403.26

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
City of Seward lowest Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC PR ED 17000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM $169.26 $217.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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City of Seward Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM $290.16 $372.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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City of Seward Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC PR 17000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION $403.26 $517.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $169.26, median $169.26, highest $169.26.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $169.26 — 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.