Precancerous spot removal cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $44.66 to $22,351.37, with a median of $97.30. The lowest price is at Touro Infirmary (New Orleans). The highest price is 500.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $97.30, is 47% below the US median of $184.50.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 33 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$44.66Touro Infirmary
Median$97.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$52.64vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Skin Growth | $44.66 | $319.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA DESTRUCTION OF 1ST LESION | $45.00 | $75.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC DESTRUCTION ANY METHOD, INCLD LASER FOR LESIONS | $49.00 | $245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC DESTRUCTION ANY METHOD, INCLD LASER FOR LESIONS | $53.90 | $245.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Skin Growth | $59.20 | $370.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $60.40 | $100.66 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA PR DESTRUCTION(LASER SURGERY,CRYOSURGERY,CHEMOSURGERY),PREMALIGNANT LESIONS,FIRST LESION | $69.00 | $138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC DESTRUCTION ANY METHOD, INCLD LASER FOR LESIONS | $70.20 | $270.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA PR DESTRUCTION(LASER SURGERY,CRYOSURGERY,CHEMOSURGERY),PREMALIGNANT LESIONS,FIRST LESION | $70.84 | $161.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC DESTRUCTION ANY METHOD, INCLD LASER FOR LESIONS | $74.56 | $233.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC DESTRUCTION ANY METHOD, INCLD LASER FOR LESIONS | $75.60 | $270.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC DESTRUCTION ANY METHOD, INCLD LASER FOR LESIONS | $77.08 | $164.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 17000 DEST PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $78.26 | $301.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Skin Growth | $85.58 | $389.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Destruction of pre-cancerous lesion | $93.41 | $155.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Skin Growth | $97.30 | $695.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Skin Growth | $97.30 | $695.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Destruction of Skin Growth | $97.30 | $695.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Skin Growth | $97.30 | $695.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | $98.00 | $140.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Destruction of Skin Growth | $100.71 | $373.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION 1ST | $112.80 | $188.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 17000 Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettemen | $113.60 | $142.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA DESTR PRE-MAL LES 1ST LES | $118.00 | $236.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC DESTRUCTION ANY METHOD, INCLD LASER FOR LESIONS | $120.57 | $524.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA DESTRUCTION 1ST PREMALIGNANT LESION | $128.40 | $428.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA DEST PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST LESION | $164.11 | $482.67 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $182.52 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA DESTR BENIGN SKIN LESION | $311.00 | $311.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $388.90 | $1,237.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA DESTRUCTION 1ST PREMALIGNANT LESION | $450.00 | $600.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA DESTRUC.LESION LOCAL ANES. FIRST LESION | $533.07 | $769.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 9 | $44.66 | $97.30 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $70.84 | $77.08 |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $69.00 | $128.40 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $118.00 | $120.57 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | $49.00 | $61.78 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $60.40 | $224.65 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $70.20 | $72.90 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $78.26 | $78.26 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $93.41 | $93.41 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $164.11 | $164.11 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $98.00 | $98.00 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 1 | $311.00 | $311.00 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $113.60 | $113.60 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $97.30 | $97.30 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $112.80 | $112.80 |
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
- Kentucky$104.00
- 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.