Precancerous spot removal cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $33.60 to $797.85, with a median of $104.00. The lowest price is at Middlesboro Arh Hospital (Middlesboro). The highest price is 23.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $104.00, is 44% below the US median of $184.50.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Kentucky ranks 8th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 29 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$33.60Middlesboro Arh Hospital
Median$104.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$797.85in Kentucky
Lowest saves$70.40vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital lowest Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESION 1ST | $33.60 | $56.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESION 1ST | $50.40 | $84.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESION 1ST | $50.40 | $84.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY DESTRUCTION LES | $63.00 | $105.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $71.25 | $95.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Destruc Benign/PremalFirst Lesion | $72.64 | $173.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY Destruc Benign/PremalFirst Lesion | $74.13 | $153.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION 1 | $76.88 | $248.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Destruc Benign/PremalFirst Lesion | $82.16 | $173.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $83.85 | $129.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION 1 | $84.88 | $652.92 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY Destruc Benign/PremalFirst Lesion | $92.80 | $173.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY DESTR ONE LESION | $96.00 | $120.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 17000 Destruction premalignant lesions; first lesion | $97.35 | $162.25 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $104.00 | $160.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $112.88 | $150.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Destruc Benign/PremalFirst Lesion | $139.68 | $331.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION 1 | $145.80 | $486.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $187.53 | $468.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Wound Cautery, Electr Hi-Temp | $266.40 | $444.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Destruct Benign Lesion 1st | $357.60 | $596.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $486.65 | $648.87 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $486.65 | $648.87 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $486.65 | $648.87 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $486.65 | $648.87 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $486.65 | $648.87 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $486.65 | $648.87 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $486.65 | $648.87 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB WND CAUTERY(ELECTRIC) 1 L | $797.85 | $797.85 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $72.64 | $92.80 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $139.68 | $486.65 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $97.35 | $266.40 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $74.13 | $357.60 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $112.88 | $112.88 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $797.85 | $797.85 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $76.88 | $76.88 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $486.65 | $486.65 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $486.65 | $486.65 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $145.80 | $145.80 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $71.25 | $71.25 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $84.88 | $84.88 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
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
- Illinois$164.21
- Indiana$186.60
- Iowa$148.20
- Kansas$116.45
- 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.