Cost analysis for CPT 17003 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths
Average Medicare Payment
$4.47
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$90.1M
Services (2023)
19.3M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-34.9%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $6.87 | $123.1M | 17.2M | — |
| 2015 | $3.96 | $70.9M | 17.4M | -42.4% |
| 2016 | $3.88 | $72.7M | 18.1M | -2.0% |
| 2017 | $3.84 | $72.9M | 18.4M | -1.0% |
| 2018 | $3.61 | $68.7M | 18.4M | -6.0% |
| 2019 | $3.90 | $76.9M | 19.0M | +8.0% |
| 2020 | $4.13 | $69.3M | 16.2M | +5.9% |
| 2021 | $4.53 | $84.0M | 17.8M | +9.7% |
| 2022 | $4.57 | $87.9M | 18.4M | +0.9% |
| 2023 | $4.47 | $90.1M | 19.3M | -2.2% |
The most expensive state pays 1.7x more than the cheapest for this procedure. CA averages $5.57 vs ND at $3.20.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | $5.57 | $13.5M | 2.4M | 2.0K |
| AK | $5.49 | $86.0K | 15.7K | 23 |
| DC | $5.42 | $173.5K | 32.0K | 46 |
| NJ | $5.41 | $2.3M | 427.5K | 561 |
| NY | $5.32 | $4.2M | 788.3K | 1.2K |
| MD | $5.24 | $2.1M | 400.1K | 381 |
| CT | $5.21 | $784.2K | 150.5K | 247 |
| HI | $5.13 | $294.2K | 57.4K | 76 |
| MA | $5.12 | $2.5M | 487.4K | 587 |
| GU | $5.10 | $15.0K | 2.9K | 3 |
| CO | $4.94 | $1.8M | 357.7K | 406 |
| RI | $4.87 | $325.5K | 66.8K | 88 |
| VA | $4.79 | $2.8M | 583.8K | 509 |
| DE | $4.76 | $380.5K | 79.9K | 54 |
| PR | $4.75 | $17.3K | 3.7K | 21 |
| FL | $4.68 | $11.8M | 2.5M | 2.0K |
| PA | $4.63 | $2.6M | 558.9K | 769 |
| WA | $4.61 | $1.8M | 382.8K | 436 |
| TX | $4.59 | $5.9M | 1.3M | 1.3K |
| NV | $4.56 | $862.6K | 189.2K | 158 |
| IL | $4.55 | $2.5M | 547.6K | 677 |
| AZ | $4.50 | $3.0M | 669.4K | 530 |
| MI | $4.48 | $1.6M | 361.8K | 518 |
| OR | $4.48 | $1.0M | 233.1K | 277 |
| WY | $4.48 | $171.4K | 38.3K | 41 |
| GA | $4.41 | $2.6M | 586.6K | 542 |
| ME | $4.37 | $219.6K | 50.3K | 74 |
| VI | $4.33 | $2.2K | 512 | 4 |
| NC | $4.32 | $3.0M | 686.8K | 719 |
| LA | $4.29 | $1.1M | 247.6K | 241 |
| NH | $4.29 | $468.8K | 109.4K | 108 |
| SC | $4.28 | $1.9M | 453.1K | 267 |
| MO | $4.24 | $1.5M | 346.6K | 327 |
| UT | $4.23 | $838.9K | 198.4K | 228 |
| MN | $4.22 | $746.3K | 176.8K | 353 |
| OH | $4.22 | $2.1M | 498.2K | 638 |
| NM | $4.19 | $485.1K | 115.9K | 91 |
| TN | $4.16 | $1.8M | 433.4K | 435 |
| KY | $4.15 | $970.9K | 233.9K | 244 |
| MT | $4.15 | $408.8K | 98.6K | 85 |
| IN | $4.15 | $1.4M | 334.2K | 353 |
| AL | $4.13 | $1.2M | 290.8K | 291 |
| KS | $4.10 | $870.1K | 212.2K | 210 |
| OK | $4.09 | $940.6K | 229.9K | 189 |
| MS | $4.08 | $697.8K | 171.2K | 133 |
| NE | $4.05 | $572.6K | 141.3K | 137 |
| IA | $3.99 | $807.6K | 202.4K | 205 |
| AR | $3.97 | $924.4K | 232.7K | 180 |
| ID | $3.91 | $505.0K | 129.3K | 136 |
| WI | $3.87 | $764.1K | 197.5K | 307 |
| WV | $3.78 | $292.9K | 77.5K | 106 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artur Henke | Dermatology | CA | $674.3K | 112.8K | $5.98 |
| Eric Lewis | Dermatology | CA | $185.5K | 31.5K | $5.88 |
| Richard Arasi | Dermatology | GA | $121.8K | 23.2K | $5.24 |
| Christopher Nelson | Dermatology | FL | $120.4K | 24.6K | $4.90 |
| Roy Bishop | Family Practice | CA | $116.1K | 20.8K | $5.58 |
| John Walczyk | Dermatology | NY | $116.0K | 18.9K | $6.13 |
| Michael Bodnar | Dermatology | CA | $108.7K | 18.8K | $5.77 |
| Michael Heffernan | Dermatology | CA | $96.9K | 16.5K | $5.87 |
| Mitchell Meyerson | Dermatology | NY | $94.7K | 16.6K | $5.69 |
| Leslie Storey | Dermatology | CA | $83.9K | 15.2K | $5.54 |
| Joshua Berlin | Dermatology | FL | $83.0K | 16.4K | $5.05 |
| David Casper | Dermatology | FL | $82.4K | 16.7K | $4.94 |
| Harry Saperstein | Dermatology | CA | $79.9K | 14.0K | $5.70 |
| Anthony Huynh | Dermatology | CA | $79.8K | 15.4K | $5.19 |
| Eliahou Cohen | Dermatology | FL | $79.3K | 14.8K | $5.35 |
| Theodor Rudolph | Dermatology | FL | $78.5K | 15.9K | $4.93 |
| Allison Mccormick | Dermatology | CA | $78.3K | 13.4K | $5.83 |
| John Long | Dermatology | FL | $77.9K | 15.7K | $4.95 |
| William Alms | Dermatology | VA | $76.4K | 12.7K | $6.01 |
| Manish Kumar | Dermatology | IA | $75.4K | 15.5K | $4.87 |
Based on the data, CPT 17003 shows a 1.7x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 34.9% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.