Precancerous spot removal cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $65.10 to $1,226.00, with a median of $273.00. The lowest price is at Lowell General Hospital (Lowell). The highest price is 18.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $273.00, is 48% above the US median of $184.50.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Massachusetts ranks 40th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 23 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$65.10Lowell General Hospital
Median$273.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,226.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$207.90vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell General Hospital lowest Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $65.10 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA Destrct Premalgnt Les 1st | $76.00 | $80.00 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA Destrct Premalgnt Les 1st | $76.00 | $80.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA Destrct Premalgnt Les 1st | $76.00 | $80.00 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $114.15 | $253.66 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $117.75 | $261.67 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DESTR PREMAL LESION 1ST | $190.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Destruction Premalignant 1st Lesion | $225.00 | $225.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $237.15 | $527.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC DEST PERMALIGNANT LESIONS FIRST LESION | $253.66 | $253.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH DST; PRE-MLGNT LESION | $268.80 | $384.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Destruct premalg lesion | $273.00 | $273.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $296.10 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC DEST PERMALIGNANT LESIONS FIRST LESION | $322.86 | $322.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Destruct Premalig 1st Lesion | $347.00 | $347.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Destruct Premalig 1st Lesion | $353.00 | $353.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DESTR PREMAL LESION 1ST | $384.00 | $384.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DESTR PREMAL LESION 1ST | $412.00 | $412.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DESTR PREMAL LESION 1ST | $459.00 | $459.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Destruct Premalig 1st Lesion | $483.00 | $483.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $981.40 | $1,402.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,086.73 | $1,086.73 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC DESTR PREMAL LESION 1ST | $1,226.00 | $1,226.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 14 | $65.10 | $282.45 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $347.00 | $353.00 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $253.66 | $288.26 |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $273.00 | $273.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.