Precancerous spot removal cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $47.31 to $1,390.90, with a median of $164.21. The lowest price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (Melrose Park) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 29.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $164.21, is 11% below the US median of $184.50.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Illinois ranks 20th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 40 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. 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$47.31Gottlieb Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$164.21half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,390.90in Illinois
Lowest saves$116.90vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dstr Premalig Les 1st Les | $47.31 | $249.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital lowest Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dstr Premalig Les 1st Les | $47.31 | $249.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $51.91 | $86.52 | Nov 5, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Dstr Premalig Les 1st Les | $57.27 | $249.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $64.72 | $269.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $75.00 | $75.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $79.38 | $283.50 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-DEST LESN PREMALIG 1ST | $88.90 | $127.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MC Donough District Hospital Macomb · Macomb, IL DESTRUCTION ANY METH | $100.80 | $168.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville · St. Louis, MO-IL CRYOSURGERY 1ST LESION | $103.60 | $148.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC DESTR,PREMALIGN LES, 1ST LESION | $108.57 | $329.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana · Taylorville, IL 17000 Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettemen | $115.00 | $115.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Destruct Premalg Lesion | $122.85 | $189.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Destruct Premalg Lesion | $122.85 | $189.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $144.00 | $180.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL OFF-DEST PREMALIG LESION 1ST | $144.00 | $144.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IL Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $148.50 | $165.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, IL Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $156.80 | $196.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Nashville · Nashville, IL HC DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $159.20 | $199.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB DESTR ANY METH W OR W/O CURET | $161.42 | $215.23 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital Pinckneyville · Pinckneyville, IL Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $167.00 | $167.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| County of Clay Flora · Flora, IL HC DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $170.00 | $170.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESIO | $174.44 | $174.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $200.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $200.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $200.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS ID PREMALG LESION 1ST LESION | $231.60 | $386.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville · St. Louis, MO-IL 17000 Destruction premalignant lesions; first lesion | $239.00 | $239.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL DESTRUCT PREMAL LESION FIRST LESION | $240.00 | $300.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Medical Center Galena · Galena, IL DESTRUCTION LESION | $243.79 | $267.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana · Havana, IL ER DR EXC WART | $250.00 | $312.50 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $286.20 | $318.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $331.00 | $331.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL DESTRCT PREMAL LES | $457.80 | $763.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Destruction Premalignant Lsn First | $483.00 | $483.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Destruction, Premalignant Lesions, 1St Lesion | $523.00 | $523.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Destruction Premalignant Lsn First | $693.00 | $693.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DESTRCT PREMAL LES | $763.00 | $763.00 | Mar 31, 2025 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $919.87 | $919.87 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL DESTRUCTION OF PRECANCER SKIN GROWTH; 1 GROWTH | $1,390.90 | $5,225.00 | Mar 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 17 | $47.31 | $122.85 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 3 | $103.60 | $239.00 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2 | $75.00 | $384.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $231.60 | $258.90 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $483.00 | $483.00 |
| Carrollton, IL | 1 | $156.80 | $156.80 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| Flora, IL | 1 | $170.00 | $170.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Galena, IL | 1 | $243.79 | $243.79 |
| Havana, IL | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $1,390.90 | $1,390.90 |
| Macomb, IL | 1 | $100.80 | $100.80 |
| Nashville, IL | 1 | $159.20 | $159.20 |
| Pinckneyville, IL | 1 | $167.00 | $167.00 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $331.00 | $331.00 |
| Rushville, IL | 1 | $148.50 | $148.50 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $161.42 | $161.42 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Taylorville, IL | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
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
- Georgia$142.20
- Hawaii$380.10
- Idaho$114.19
- 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.