Precancerous spot removal cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $30.00 to $7,873.42, with a median of $237.36. The lowest price is at Monroe County Hospital (Monroeville). The highest price is 262.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $237.36, is 29% above the US median of $184.50.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Alabama ranks 37th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 17000. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$30.00Monroe County Hospital
Median$237.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,873.42in Alabama
Lowest saves$207.36vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Hospital lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL DESTRUCT B9/ PREMALIGNANT LESIONS 1ST | $30.00 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL P Wound Cauteryelectrical | $35.00 | $144.00 | — source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL REMOVAL OF 1ST SKIN LESION | $48.00 | $60.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL ELEC CAUTERY 1ST LESION | $68.17 | $262.20 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL DESTRUCTION LESION; 1ST LESION | $72.80 | $112.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Destroy Benign/Premal Lesion | $72.93 | $97.24 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Cryosurgery | $151.20 | $252.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $179.00 | $262.59 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $237.36 | $552.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $237.36 | $552.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC DESTRUCTION ANY METHOD, INCLD LASER FOR LESIONS | $245.48 | $323.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $270.20 | $386.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 17000 Destruct premalig lesion/1st | $296.45 | $539.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL DESTROY SKIN LESION, 1ST | $329.75 | $329.75 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL DESTROY SKIN LESION, 1ST | $329.75 | $329.75 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL DESTROY BENIGN/PREMLG LESION | $343.80 | $573.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL DESTROY BENIGN/PREMAL LESION | $6,277.40 | $34,874.46 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL DESTROY BENIGN/PREMAL LESION | $7,873.42 | $43,741.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $329.75 | $3,303.58 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $296.45 | $296.45 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $245.48 | $245.48 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $72.93 | $72.93 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $151.20 | $151.20 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $7,873.42 | $7,873.42 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $72.80 | $72.80 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $329.75 | $329.75 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $179.00 | $179.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $237.36 | $237.36 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $343.80 | $343.80 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $68.17 | $68.17 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $270.20 | $270.20 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $237.36 | $237.36 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What precancerous spot removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Precancerous spot removal explained.
Destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion in other states
- Alaska$203.42
- Arizona$191.38, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$147.55
- California$320.00
- Colorado$168.00
- Connecticut$229.50
- Delaware$362.48, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$294.76, 3 hospitals
- Florida$284.25
- Georgia$142.20
- Hawaii$380.10
- Idaho$114.19
- Illinois$164.21
- Indiana$186.60
- Iowa$148.20
- Kansas$116.45
- Kentucky$104.00
- Louisiana$97.30
- Maine$101.40
- Maryland$261.98, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$273.00
- Michigan$191.83
- Minnesota$180.84
- Mississippi$125.70
- Missouri$137.80
- Montana$172.14
- Nebraska$130.72
- Nevada$218.00
- New Hampshire$72.92
- New Jersey$424.00
- New Mexico$128.40
- New York$290.00
- North Carolina$247.80
- North Dakota$198.50
- Ohio$202.40
- Oklahoma$100.00
- Oregon$164.35
- Pennsylvania$428.04
- Puerto Rico$2,500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$191.80
- South Carolina$154.00
- South Dakota$242.40
- Tennessee$99.60
- Texas$198.33
- Utah$191.83, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$82.97
- Virginia$120.00
- Washington$185.30
- West Virginia$207.25
- Wisconsin$180.06
- Wyoming$64.98
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.