Surgery and procedures CPT 17000 Outpatient

Precancerous spot removal cost in Valdez, AK

In Valdez, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $177.84 to $177.84, with a median of $177.84. Across Alaska, the median is $246.42 at 6 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.

Lowest$177.84City of Valdez
Median$177.84half pay less
Highest$177.84in 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 Valdez, AK.

median
Lowest $177.84Highest $351.78

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
City of Valdez lowest Valdez, AK HC PR 17000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION $177.84 $228.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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City of Valdez lowest Valdez, AK HC PR 17000 DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST CDM $177.84 $228.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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City of Valdez Valdez, AK HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM $351.78 $451.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $177.84, median $177.84, highest $177.84.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $177.84. 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.