Precancerous spot removal cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 22 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 $141.83. The lowest price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (Melrose Park). The highest price is 29.4× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
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 | 15 | $47.31 | $122.85 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $160.80 | $196.20 |
| Anna, IL | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $1,390.90 | $1,390.90 |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1 | $457.80 | $457.80 |
What it is
This code covers destroying a precancerous skin spot, such as an actinic keratosis, usually by freezing with liquid nitrogen. It is billed for the first lesion.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.
Destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion in other states
- Alabama$296.45
- Alaska$246.42
- Arizona$209.95
- Arkansas$100.10
- California$397.60
- Colorado$292.05
- Connecticut$229.50
- Delaware$362.48
- Florida$355.50
- Georgia$89.70
- Hawaii$1,020.64
- Idaho$556.00
- Indiana$146.50
- Iowa$160.80
- Kansas$214.50
- Kentucky$486.65
- Louisiana$97.30
- Maine$55.87
- Maryland$192.19
- Massachusetts$253.66
- Michigan$78.00
- Minnesota$200.50
- Mississippi$117.90
- Missouri$117.00
- Montana$139.20
- Nebraska$124.79
- Nevada$218.00
- New Hampshire$95.78
- New Jersey$234.00
- New Mexico$180.74
- New York$256.00
- North Carolina$241.00
- North Dakota$110.95
- Ohio$200.95
- Oklahoma$67.02
- Oregon$161.20
- Pennsylvania$205.00
- Rhode Island$184.00
- South Carolina$154.00
- South Dakota$788.67
- Tennessee$99.60
- Texas$168.26
- Utah$220.22
- Vermont$164.00
- Virginia$120.00
- Washington$176.95
- West Virginia$229.00
- Wisconsin$221.37
- Wyoming$155.83
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.