Precancerous spot removal cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $40.12 to $373.00, with a median of $247.80. The lowest price is at Northern Regional Hospital (Mount Airy). The highest price is 9.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $247.80, is 34% above the US median of $184.50.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- North Carolina ranks 39th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 24 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$40.12Northern Regional Hospital
Median$247.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$373.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$207.68vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Regional Hospital lowest Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Destr Premalg Lesion-PCP Prof | $40.12 | $59.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Dest Premalign Lesn 1st | $42.93 | $159.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Dest Premalign Lesn 1st | $42.93 | $159.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Destruct Premalg Lesion | $93.50 | $187.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 17000 Destruct Premalig 1st Lesion | $105.83 | $151.18 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $113.50 | $227.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $120.00 | $240.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement), premalignant lesions (eg, actinic keratoses); first lesion | $135.72 | $339.31 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $247.80 | $413.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $247.80 | $413.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $247.80 | $413.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $247.80 | $413.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $247.80 | $413.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC CRYO SKIN SINGLE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,FIRST LESION | $373.00 | $373.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 8 | $251.50 | $251.50 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $247.80 | $247.80 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $113.50 | $116.75 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $251.50 | $251.50 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $247.80 | $247.80 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $373.00 | $373.00 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $42.93 | $42.93 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $247.80 | $247.80 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $93.50 | $93.50 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $40.12 | $40.12 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $42.93 | $42.93 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $135.72 | $135.72 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $251.50 | $251.50 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $105.83 | $105.83 |
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
- New York$290.00
- 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.