Precancerous spot removal cost in New York
In New York, 84 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $21.08 to $4,881.00, with a median of $290.00. The lowest price is at Little Falls Hospital (Little Falls). The highest price is 231.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $290.00, is 57% above the US median of $184.50.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- New York ranks 42nd of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 25 of 84 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$21.08Little Falls Hospital
Median$290.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,881.00in New York
Lowest saves$268.92vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Hospital lowest Little Falls · Utica-Rome, NY HC Destroy Benign/Prem Lg Lesion | $21.08 | $78.09 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC DESTRUCTION BENIGN_PREMALIGNANT LESIONS_ FIRST LESION | $34.43 | $52.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orleans Community Health Medina · Rochester, NY DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT FIRST LESION | $40.00 | $100.00 | Dec 12, 2024 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Destruction Premalignant Lesions 1st Lesion | $53.95 | $83.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Destruction Premalignant Lesions 1st Lesion | $53.95 | $83.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY DESTROY BENIGN LESION | $63.75 | $75.00 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Oneonta · Oneonta, NY HC Destroy Benign/Prem Lg Lesion | $66.06 | $244.65 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wynn Hospital Utica · Utica-Rome, NY Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $76.20 | $127.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $87.20 | $158.55 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Nathan Littauer Hospital Gloversville · Gloversville, NY DESTRUCTION-PREMALIGNANT LESI | $88.00 | $110.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome · Utica-Rome, NY Destruction premalignant lesion | $96.89 | $240.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY Destruction Any Meth Lesi | $99.00 | $99.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuba Memorial Hospital Cuba · Cuba, NY Destruction Any Meth Lesi | $99.00 | $99.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $99.10 | $180.18 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $99.10 | $180.18 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $99.10 | $180.18 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC DESTRUCTION BENIGN_PREMALIGNANT LESIONS_ FIRST LESION | $108.58 | $167.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCTION (EG, LASER SURGERY, ELECTROS | $160.00 | $160.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCTION (EG, LASER SURGERY, ELECTROS | $160.00 | $160.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $173.83 | $316.05 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Dest Premalig Les 1st Laser Cryo | $186.98 | $233.73 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Dest Premalig Les 1st Laser Cryo | $186.98 | $233.73 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCTION (EG, LASER SURG) | $204.98 | — | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Clifton-Fine Healthcare Star Lake · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY DESTRUCT BENIGN/PRE LESION (1) | $210.47 | $210.47 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Tc Dstr Bn/Premal Les 1St | $219.00 | $219.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Destruction Premalignant Lesions 1st Lesion | $232.70 | $358.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCTION, PREMALIGNANT LESIONS (EG, ACTINIC KERATOSES); FI | $235.13 | $545.52 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $247.00 | $247.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Cornwall Newburgh · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Destruct premalg lesion | $250.45 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $274.68 | $420.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Mid Hudson Regional Hospital Poughkeepsie · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY CAUTERY OF WOUND ELECTRICAL | $286.00 | $286.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CAUTERY OF WOUND ELECTRICAL | $286.00 | $286.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $294.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $324.00 | $324.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $324.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 17000 - DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $355.00 | $355.00 | Apr 22, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $378.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $378.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Premal Les Dest 1st Les | $424.00 | $424.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Premal Les Dest 1st Les | $424.00 | $424.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Destruction Benign Lesion One | $430.00 | $430.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Destruction Benign Lesion One | $430.00 | $430.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Destruction Benign Lesion One | $430.00 | $430.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Destruction Benign Lesion One | $430.00 | $430.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center Watertown · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY DESTRUCTION OF FIRST LESION | $430.50 | $430.50 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance Hospital Kingston · Kingston, NY DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $433.00 | $433.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Margaretville Memorial Hospital Margaretville · Margaretville, NY DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $433.00 | $433.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $458.35 | $458.35 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $463.00 | $463.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCTION OF PRECANCER SKIN GROWTH; 1 GROWTH | $463.00 | $463.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Destruct Premalg Lesion | $496.30 | $709.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC DESTRUCTION BENIGN_PREMALIGNANT LESIONS_ FIRST LESION | $584.21 | $898.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC DESTRUCTION BENIGN_PREMALIGNANT LESIONS_ FIRST LESION | $584.21 | $898.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC DESTRUCTION BENIGN_PREMALIGNANT LESIONS_ FIRST LESION | $627.20 | $784.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $630.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $630.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $630.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $630.00 | $700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTROY BENIGN/PREMLG LESION | $746.24 | $829.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCT PREMALIG LESION,1ST | $751.00 | $751.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $863.60 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $863.60 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $954.00 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Noncdm Charge Record | $1,185.02 | $1,185.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $3,488.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $3,934.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $3,965.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $4,122.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $4,881.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 40 | $160.00 | $441.18 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 8 | $63.75 | $430.00 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $40.00 | $584.21 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $99.10 | $186.98 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 3 | $21.08 | $76.20 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $53.95 | $53.95 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $99.10 | $99.10 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 2 | $250.45 | $268.22 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 2 | $108.58 | $159.52 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $34.43 | $34.43 |
| Cuba, NY | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $186.98 | $186.98 |
| Gloversville, NY | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $87.20 | $87.20 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Kingston, NY | 1 | $433.00 | $433.00 |
| Margaretville, NY | 1 | $433.00 | $433.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $173.83 | $173.83 |
| Oneonta, NY | 1 | $66.06 | $66.06 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $324.00 | $324.00 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $232.70 | $232.70 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1 | $430.50 | $430.50 |
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
- 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
- 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.