Precancerous spot removal cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $35.40 to $1,443.60, with a median of $428.04. The lowest price is at UPMC Cole (Coudersport). The highest price is 40.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $428.04, is 132% above the US median of $184.50.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Pennsylvania ranks 46th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 45 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$35.40UPMC Cole
Median$428.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,443.60in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$392.64vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Cole lowest Coudersport · Coudersport, PA DESTRUCTION-BEN LESION 1 | $35.40 | $59.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA DEST PRE-MALIGNANT LES 1ST | $52.20 | $87.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA DESTRUCTION ALL BENIGN LE | $62.30 | $89.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Destruct Premalg Lesion,One | $74.00 | $185.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Destruct Premalg Lesion,One | $74.00 | $185.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Destruct Premalg Lesion,One | $74.00 | $185.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Destruct Premalg Lesion,One | $74.00 | $185.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA DEST PRE-MALIGNANT LES 1ST | $141.00 | $235.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA TF DES SKIN TAG LESION ONE | $157.20 | $262.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Dest Premalig Les 1st Laser Cryo | $186.98 | $233.73 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Dest Premalig Les 1st Laser Cryo | $186.98 | $233.73 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Dest Premalig Les 1st Laser Cryo | $186.98 | $233.73 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Destruction Premal Lesion 1 | $196.00 | $350.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $197.00 | $765.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $205.00 | $765.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Destruction (eg, laser surgery, electrosurgery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery, surgical curettement), premalignant lesions (eg, actinic keratoses); first lesion | $220.40 | $551.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Destruction Premal Lesion 1 | $245.00 | $350.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $305.50 | $611.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 17000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION Tech | $308.66 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 17000 Destruct Premalg Lesion, First Lesion | $336.05 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 17000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION Tech | $374.55 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 17000 DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION Tech | $406.59 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 17000 Destruct Premalg Lesion, First Lesion | $428.04 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA DESTR BENIGN LESION SNGL-MCR | $438.00 | $438.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC DEST BEN/PREMAL LESION, FIRST | $520.80 | $868.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC DEST BEN/PREMAL LESION, FIRST | $520.80 | $868.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $520.80 | $868.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC DEST BEN/PREMAL LESION, FIRST | $520.80 | $868.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC DEST BEN/PREMAL LESION, FIRST | $520.80 | $868.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC DEST BEN/PREMAL LESION, FIRST | $520.80 | $868.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $521.21 | $521.21 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC DEST PRE-MALIGNANT LES 1ST | $615.00 | $1,025.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA RHC DESTRUCTION LESION 1ST LESION | $640.00 | $640.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA RHC DESTRUCTION LESION 1ST LESION | $640.00 | $640.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA RHC DESTRUCTION LESION 1ST LESION | $640.00 | $640.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA RHC DESTRUCTION LESION 1ST LESION | $640.00 | $640.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA RHC DESTRUCTION LESION 1ST LESION | $640.00 | $640.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA RHC DESTRUCTION LESION 1ST LESION | $640.00 | $640.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC DEST PRE-MALIGNANT LES 1ST | $652.80 | $1,088.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA DEST PRE-MALIGNANT LES 1ST | $777.60 | $1,296.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA DEST PRE-MALIGNANT LES 1ST | $847.20 | $1,412.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $952.11 | $952.11 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA DESTRUCT PREMALIG 1ST LESIONS | $1,113.00 | $1,590.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA DESTRUCT PREMALIG 1ST LESIONS | $1,113.00 | $1,590.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA DESTRUCTION BENIG LESION/WART | $1,443.60 | $2,406.00 | Feb 2, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 7 | $74.00 | $74.00 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $245.00 | $652.80 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $308.66 | $428.04 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $186.98 | $186.98 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $52.20 | $346.10 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $640.00 | $640.00 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $374.55 | $447.68 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $520.80 | $520.80 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $640.00 | $640.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $157.20 | $157.20 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $196.00 | $196.00 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $35.40 | $35.40 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $521.21 | $521.21 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $640.00 | $640.00 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $220.40 | $220.40 |
| Montrose, PA | 1 | $62.30 | $62.30 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $336.05 | $336.05 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $520.80 | $520.80 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $640.00 | $640.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $1,113.00 | $1,113.00 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $847.20 | $847.20 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $438.00 | $438.00 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.