Precancerous spot removal cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion: from $52.00 to $415.00, with a median of $229.00. The lowest price is at Jefferson Medical Center (Ranson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 8.0× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$52.00Jefferson Medical Center + 1 more
Median$229.00half pay less
Highest$415.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$177.00vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Medical Center lowest Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $52.00 | $104.00 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn lowest Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $52.00 | $104.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $58.00 | $116.00 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV DESTRUCTION OF PRECANCER SKIN GROWTH; 1 GROWTH | $58.00 | $116.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 17000 Destruction, premalignant lesio | $101.67 | $101.67 | — source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Destruct Premlg Lesion 1St | $167.84 | $279.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $196.00 | $392.00 | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 17000 Destruction, premalignant lesions, first lesion | $200.00 | $200.00 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV DESTRUCTION OF PRECANCER SKIN GROWTH; 1 GROWTH | $214.50 | $429.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $229.00 | $458.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $229.00 | $458.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $231.00 | $462.00 | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH DESTRUCTION OF PRECANCER SKIN GROWTH; 1 GROWTH | $242.00 | $484.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $285.00 | $570.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV DESTRUCTION OF PRECANCER SKIN GROWTH; 1 GROWTH | $292.00 | $584.00 | — source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $296.00 | $592.00 | — source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $308.00 | $385.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $360.50 | $721.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV DESTRUCTION OF PRECANCER SKIN GROWTH; 1 GROWTH | $398.50 | $797.00 | — source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH DESTRUCT PREMALG LESION | $415.00 | $830.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $101.67 | $150.84 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $242.00 | $263.50 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $58.00 | $58.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $360.50 | $360.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $229.00 | $229.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $196.00 | $196.00 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $296.00 | $296.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $231.00 | $231.00 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $292.00 | $292.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $214.50 | $214.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $308.00 | $308.00 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $229.00 | $229.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $398.50 | $398.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $167.84 | $167.84 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $58.00 | $58.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $415.00 | $415.00 |
What it is
This code covers destroying a precancerous skin spot, such as an actinic keratosis, usually by freezing with liquid nitrogen. It is billed for the first lesion.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.
Destruction of a precancerous skin lesion (actinic keratosis), first lesion in other states
- Alabama$296.45
- Alaska$246.42
- Arizona$209.95
- Arkansas$100.10
- California$397.60
- Colorado$292.05
- Connecticut$229.50
- Delaware$362.48
- Florida$355.50
- Georgia$89.70
- Hawaii$1,020.64
- Idaho$556.00
- Illinois$141.83
- Indiana$146.50
- Iowa$160.80
- Kansas$214.50
- Kentucky$486.65
- Louisiana$97.30
- Maine$55.87
- Maryland$192.19
- Massachusetts$253.66
- Michigan$78.00
- Minnesota$200.50
- Mississippi$117.90
- Missouri$117.00
- Montana$139.20
- Nebraska$124.79
- Nevada$218.00
- New Hampshire$95.78
- New Jersey$234.00
- New Mexico$180.74
- New York$256.00
- North Carolina$241.00
- North Dakota$110.95
- Ohio$200.95
- Oklahoma$67.02
- Oregon$161.20
- Pennsylvania$205.00
- Rhode Island$184.00
- South Carolina$154.00
- South Dakota$788.67
- Tennessee$99.60
- Texas$168.26
- Utah$220.22
- Vermont$164.00
- Virginia$120.00
- Washington$176.95
- Wisconsin$221.37
- Wyoming$155.83
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.