Precancerous spot removal cost in California
In California, 85 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $33.36 to $1,171.24, with a median of $320.00. The lowest price is at Redlands Community Hospital (Redlands). The highest price is 35.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $320.00, is 73% above the US median of $184.50.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- California ranks 43rd of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 23 of 85 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
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$33.36Redlands Community Hospital
Median$320.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,171.24in California
Lowest saves$286.64vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redlands Community Hospital lowest Redlands · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $33.36 | $139.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA LESION PREMALIG DESTR 1ST | $35.83 | $81.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HB DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $42.40 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madera Community Hospital Madera · Fresno, CA Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $44.10 | $73.50 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Destruction of benign/premaligant lesion | $75.64 | $142.72 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Weaverville · Weaverville, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESIONSFIRST LE | $76.50 | $153.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA BENIGN OR PM* ONE | $81.90 | $117.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas · San Andreas, CA RHC LES PREMAL DEST 1ST | $87.20 | $129.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| American Advanced - Glenn Medical Center Willows · Willows, CA DESTRUCTION (EG, LASER SURGERY, ELECTROSURGERY, CRYOSURGERY, CHEMOSURGERY, SURGICAL CURETTEMENT), PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FIRST LESION | $91.98 | $153.30 | Oct 4, 2025 source file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Destruction First Lesion | $97.02 | $294.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC DEST BENIGN/PREMAL 1ST LESION | $103.50 | $230.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia · Visalia, CA 17000 Destroy Benign/Premlg Lesion | $113.00 | $113.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding · Redding, CA LESION PREMAL DEST 1ST PO | $117.58 | $234.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC DEST BENIGN/PREMAL 1ST LESION | $118.80 | $264.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $134.40 | $192.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced · Merced, CA RHC LES PREMAL DEST 1ST | $137.37 | $265.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $140.00 | $400.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Plumas District Hospital Quincy · Quincy, CA Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $148.00 | $185.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $164.50 | $470.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $180.00 | $180.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC DEST BENIGN/PREMAL 1ST LESION | $184.05 | $409.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Destruction Of Skin Growth | $209.00 | $380.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Inyo Hospital Bishop · Bishop, CA 17000 Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettemen | $217.00 | $217.00 | Oct 1, 2024 source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA DESTRUCTION PREMLGNT FIRST LES | $220.85 | $631.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $241.74 | $474.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $242.20 | $692.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $242.20 | $692.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $256.00 | $212.96 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $256.00 | $212.96 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA DEST B PRE LESION 1ST | $256.00 | $506.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ELECTRICAL CAUTERIZATION | $256.00 | $167.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $256.00 | $212.96 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $256.55 | $733.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairchild Medical Center Yreka · Yreka, CA Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $284.00 | $284.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG DESTRUCT 1ST PREMAL LSION | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG DESTRUCT 1ST PREMAL LSION | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG DESTRUCT 1ST PREMAL LSION | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG DESTRUCT 1ST PREMAL LSION | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos · Merced, CA HCHG RHC DESTRUCT 1ST PREMAL LSION | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG DESTRUCT 1ST PREMAL LSION | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport · Clearlake, CA HCHG RHC DESTRUCT 1ST PREMAL LSION | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG DESTRUCT 1ST PREMAL LSION | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG DESTRUCT 1ST PREMAL LSION | $320.00 | $320.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $331.68 | $691.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Dest Benign/Premal 1st Lesion | $357.50 | $357.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $365.67 | $717.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $369.75 | $725.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oroville Hospital Oroville · Chico, CA Dest Premalg Les 1st | $376.00 | $751.00 | — source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $391.68 | $768.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $397.60 | $710.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa · Napa, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $406.98 | $798.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $409.53 | $803.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $431.90 | $617.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital King City · Salinas, CA Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $487.50 | $650.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $489.60 | $1,020.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $523.25 | $1,495.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Destruct Lesion Any Meth 1st | $579.20 | $1,448.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $600.48 | $1,251.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $704.26 | $541.74 | Oct 5, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $772.75 | $772.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| San Bernardino County Colton · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $779.00 | $779.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $823.75 | $823.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC ED DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION FIRST LESION CDM | $918.72 | $1,914.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA OUTPATIENT SURGERY CPT GROUP 1 | $1,015.82 | $1,562.80 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,171.24 | $1,171.24 | Mar 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 20 | $42.40 | $256.00 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 14 | $320.00 | $397.60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 9 | $33.36 | $118.80 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 7 | $320.00 | $397.60 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 4 | $365.67 | $380.72 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $397.60 | $397.60 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 2 | $75.64 | $253.77 |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 2 | $241.74 | $325.64 |
| Fresno, CA | 2 | $44.10 | $220.85 |
| Merced, CA | 2 | $137.37 | $228.68 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 2 | $209.00 | $232.50 |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $397.60 | $397.60 |
| Bishop, CA | 1 | $217.00 | $217.00 |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $376.00 | $376.00 |
| Clearlake, CA | 1 | $320.00 | $320.00 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $397.60 | $397.60 |
| Napa, CA | 1 | $406.98 | $406.98 |
| Quincy, CA | 1 | $148.00 | $148.00 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $117.58 | $117.58 |
| San Andreas, CA | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $487.50 | $487.50 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 1 | $35.83 | $35.83 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $397.60 | $397.60 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Visalia, CA | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
| Weaverville, CA | 1 | $76.50 | $76.50 |
| Willows, CA | 1 | $91.98 | $91.98 |
| Yreka, CA | 1 | $284.00 | $284.00 |
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
- Alabama$237.36
- Alaska$203.42
- Arizona$191.38, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$147.55
- 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.