Precancerous spot removal cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $20.90 to $360.00, with a median of $198.50. The lowest price is at Lisbon Area Health Services (Lisbon). The highest price is 17.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $198.50, is 8% above the US median of $184.50.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- North Dakota ranks 31st of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 22 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$20.90Lisbon Area Health Services
Median$198.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$360.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$177.60vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Area Health Services lowest Lisbon · Lisbon, ND DESTRUCT LES PREMAL SINGLE FAC | $20.90 | $38.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND DESTRUCT LES PREMAL SINGLE FAC | $22.04 | $38.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND DESTRUCT LES PREMAL SINGLE FAC | $22.42 | $38.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND DESTRUCT PREMALG LESN PLA FAC | $31.35 | $57.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND DESTR PREMAL LES 1ST FPC FAC | $33.63 | $57.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman · Bowman, ND CYROTHERAPY TO LESIONS 1 17000 | $71.10 | $79.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC DESTRUCTION/LN ONE LESION | $111.00 | $222.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake, ND HC DESTRUCTION/LN ONE LESION | $140.76 | $207.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| SMP Health - St. Aloisius Harvey · Harvey, ND 17000 Destruction Premalignant Lesions; First Lesion | $175.00 | $194.00 | — source file |
| Nelson County Health System Hospital McVille · McVille, ND PR DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION 1ST | $178.00 | $178.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Ashley Medical Center Ashley · Ashley, ND DESTRUCTION LESION | $193.00 | $193.00 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND DETROY BENIGN/PREMAL LESION 17000 | $204.00 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND DETROY BENIGN/PREMAL LESION 17000 | $204.00 | $255.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN DESTRUC BENIGN/PREMAL,1ST LESION | $205.50 | $274.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND SURG 17000 CRYOTHERAPY X 1 LESION | $267.15 | $411.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin · Elgin, ND TX RM 17000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESN 1ST | $269.25 | $359.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $273.00 | $341.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Tioga Medical Center Tioga · Williston, ND Destruction Premalignant Lesion 1st | $283.00 | $283.00 | — source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $283.04 | $464.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $283.04 | $464.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Hospital Crosby · Crosby, ND HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $286.38 | $286.38 | Oct 6, 2026 source file |
| Towner County Medical Center Cando · Cando, ND Hc Destruct Premalg Lesion | $360.00 | $360.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $273.00 | $278.02 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Williston, ND | 2 | $31.35 | $157.18 |
| Ashley, ND | 1 | $193.00 | $193.00 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $71.10 | $71.10 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $111.00 | $111.00 |
| Cando, ND | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $22.42 | $22.42 |
| Crosby, ND | 1 | $286.38 | $286.38 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $283.04 | $283.04 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $33.63 | $33.63 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $269.25 | $269.25 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $205.50 | $205.50 |
| Harvey, ND | 1 | $175.00 | $175.00 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $20.90 | $20.90 |
| McVille, ND | 1 | $178.00 | $178.00 |
| Turtle Lake, ND | 1 | $140.76 | $140.76 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $22.04 | $22.04 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $267.15 | $267.15 |
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 Carolina$247.80
- 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.