Precancerous spot removal cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $60.26 to $250.85, with a median of $99.60. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County (Huntingdon). The highest price is 4.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $99.60, is 46% below the US median of $184.50.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($204.98).
- Tennessee ranks 5th of 46 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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$60.26Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County
Median$99.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$250.85in Tennessee
Lowest saves$39.34vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County lowest Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC WD DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST | $60.26 | $262.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 17000 Destruct Premalig 1st Lesion | $66.85 | $175.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC WD DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST | $68.88 | $328.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC WD DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST | $68.88 | $328.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC WD DESTRUCT PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST | $68.88 | $328.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN CRYO DESTRUCTION 1ST LESION 17000 | $82.96 | $122.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $97.52 | $424.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $97.52 | $424.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $99.60 | $664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $99.60 | $664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $99.60 | $664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $99.60 | $664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $99.60 | $664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $99.60 | $664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $99.60 | $664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC DESTRUCTION PREMALIGNANT LESION FIRST LESION | $99.60 | $664.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC DEST LESN PREMALIG 1ST LES | $110.49 | $381.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC DEST LESN PREMALIG 1ST LES | $110.49 | $381.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC DEST LESN PREMALIG 1ST LES | $110.49 | $381.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Destruc Benign/Premal,First Lesion | $122.54 | $557.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 17000 Destruct Premalig 1st Lesion | $134.40 | $224.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 17000780300 - DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION 17000 | $144.09 | $224.09 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN DESTRUCT LESION INITIAL | $227.70 | $759.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN DESTRUCT LESION INITIAL | $250.47 | $759.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN DESTRUCT LESION INITIAL | $250.47 | $759.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $250.85 | — | Apr 14, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $68.88 | $122.54 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $99.60 | $99.60 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $99.60 | $99.60 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $110.49 | $134.40 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $250.47 | $250.47 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $82.96 | $82.96 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $99.60 | $99.60 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $60.26 | $60.26 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $97.52 | $97.52 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $227.70 | $227.70 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $66.85 | $66.85 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $97.52 | $97.52 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $110.49 | $110.49 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $110.49 | $110.49 |
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
- Pennsylvania$428.04
- Puerto Rico$2,500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$191.80
- South Carolina$154.00
- South Dakota$242.40
- 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.