Precancerous spot removal cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $39.00 to $292.05, with a median of $168.00. The lowest price is at Haxtun Hospital District (Haxtun). The highest price is 7.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $168.00, is 9% below the US median of $184.50.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Colorado ranks 22nd of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$39.00Haxtun Hospital District
Median$168.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$292.05in Colorado
Lowest saves$129.00vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haxtun Hospital District lowest Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Cryosurgery/skin First Pre-malig Lesion | $39.00 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $64.50 | $129.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $65.40 | $109.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $117.19 | $180.29 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DEST BENIGN LESION, 1ST | $149.14 | $426.09 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO 17000 DESTR LESION Premalign 1st one Clinic Charge | $155.44 | $194.30 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $164.00 | $205.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 17000 DESTRUCTION BENIGN LESION WART | $168.00 | $224.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESION 1ST | $175.45 | $319.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District one side Salida · Salida, CO Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $234.60 | $276.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $292.05 | $292.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $292.05 | $292.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $292.05 | $292.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $292.05 | $292.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $292.05 | $292.05 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 5 | $149.14 | $292.05 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $175.45 | $175.45 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $292.05 | $292.05 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $164.00 | $164.00 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $65.40 | $65.40 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $155.44 | $155.44 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $117.19 | $117.19 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $64.50 | $64.50 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $234.60 | $234.60 |
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
- California$320.00
- 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.