Precancerous spot removal cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 48 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $47.50 to $4,609.00, with a median of $142.20. The lowest price is at Jefferson Hospital (Louisville). The highest price is 97.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $142.20, is 23% below the US median of $184.50.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Georgia ranks 16th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 48 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 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$47.50Jefferson Hospital
Median$142.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,609.00in Georgia
Lowest saves$94.70vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, GA DESTRUCTION BENIGN LESION, FIRST LESION | $47.50 | $95.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA DESTRUCTION 1 LES BENIGN CRYFR | $48.30 | $69.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville · Sandersville, GA DEST. SURG CURETTEMENT 1ST LES | $66.50 | $133.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Southwell Medical Center Adel · Adel, GA DESTRUCTION FIRST LESION 17000 | $68.60 | $137.20 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA Destroy benign/premalig lesion first lesion | $85.20 | $142.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1St | $89.70 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $119.60 | $299.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $119.60 | $299.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $119.60 | $299.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $119.60 | $299.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $129.00 | $258.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $142.20 | $474.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $142.20 | $474.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $142.20 | $474.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $142.20 | $474.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $165.00 | $165.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Dest Lesn Premalig 1st Les | $184.50 | $615.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA DESTRUCTION BENIGN LESION | $223.55 | $263.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA DESTRUCTION FIRST LESION 17000 | $242.00 | $484.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Destr,Premalig Lesions;1St Lesion | $4,609.00 | $4,609.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 30 | $89.70 | $184.50 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 3 | $89.70 | $142.20 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $142.20 | $142.20 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 2 | $184.50 | $184.50 |
| Adel, GA | 1 | $68.60 | $68.60 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 1 | $184.50 | $184.50 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $48.30 | $48.30 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $223.55 | $223.55 |
| Louisville, GA | 1 | $47.50 | $47.50 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $89.70 | $89.70 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Rome, GA | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
| Sandersville, GA | 1 | $66.50 | $66.50 |
| Thomasville, GA | 1 | $85.20 | $85.20 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $242.00 | $242.00 |
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
- California$320.00
- Colorado$168.00
- Connecticut$229.50
- Delaware$362.48, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$294.76, 3 hospitals
- Florida$284.25
- 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.