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How Much Does Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 17004 — Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths

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Average Medicare Payment

$115.85

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$96.3M

Services (2023)

802.1K

Price Change (2014–2023)

+9.5%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$105.76$80.7M744.0K—
2015$106.90$87.4M797.5K+1.1%
2016$105.24$90.2M833.9K-1.6%
2017$103.77$89.1M834.9K-1.4%
2018$100.26$83.9M813.5K-3.4%
2019$107.14$90.5M821.6K+6.9%
2020$111.02$80.7M706.5K+3.6%
2021$117.76$95.2M781.2K+6.1%
2022$116.46$95.3M790.0K-1.1%
2023$115.85$96.3M802.1K-0.5%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 1.5x more than the cheapest for this procedure. NY averages $143.14 vs ID at $93.48.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
NY$143.14$6.2M43.1K450
AK$142.45$22.9K1616
DC$141.70$155.7K1.1K21
NJ$137.66$2.7M19.4K240
CA$137.12$20.2M147.7K1.2K
CT$132.86$695.4K5.2K84
MD$132.40$2.0M15.2K182
MA$130.89$1.9M14.8K246
PR$126.72$84.3K6657
HI$126.52$694.7K5.5K38
RI$122.75$212.4K1.7K32
CO$122.40$1.5M12.3K207
VA$121.08$2.4M19.5K249
PA$120.53$1.9M16.0K254
DE$118.69$323.3K2.7K34
FL$118.38$13.5M113.8K1.2K
MN$118.32$467.4K4.0K92
MI$116.49$1.4M11.6K194
NV$115.81$1.9M16.4K110
TX$114.62$6.5M56.5K715
IL$114.10$2.0M17.8K276
WY$113.75$103.1K90615
ME$113.62$140.5K1.2K19
NH$113.58$286.7K2.5K45
WA$112.32$1.3M11.9K177
MT$111.93$380.4K3.4K46
AZ$111.90$2.9M26.3K317
VT$110.70$21.4K1939
MO$110.55$1.2M10.7K139
OR$109.85$723.4K6.6K122
GA$109.09$2.6M23.5K307
NC$109.02$2.4M22.1K343
LA$108.88$1.4M12.6K123
OH$107.77$1.5M14.2K263
IN$106.99$1.3M12.5K177
UT$106.70$1.1M10.6K114
SC$106.65$2.2M20.4K171
KY$106.38$1.0M9.6K121
WI$105.37$469.8K4.5K88
NM$104.37$513.4K4.9K55
AL$103.71$1.2M11.8K178
KS$103.70$550.1K5.3K89
OK$103.42$813.2K7.9K103
TN$103.31$1.7M16.1K254
MS$102.81$816.2K7.9K75
NE$102.17$518.0K5.1K62
AR$101.75$745.5K7.3K92
WV$100.05$124.3K1.2K34
ND$98.84$113.3K1.1K22
IA$97.30$768.8K7.9K93
SD$96.66$212.9K2.2K34

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Tinyee ChangDermatologyCA$463.4K3.6K$129.71
Zachary CooperDermatologyCA$336.2K2.6K$129.97
Kathleen VineDermatologyNY$323.0K2.0K$159.49
Curt SamlaskaDermatologyNV$311.8K2.6K$119.11
Gangaram RagiDermatologyNJ$310.7K2.1K$147.02
Lionel HandlerMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryNV$291.9K2.3K$125.23
Sam SmithDermatologyAZ$289.4K2.3K$127.00
Matthew LuxenbergDermatologyCA$282.4K1.9K$150.30
John HumeniukDermatologySC$239.8K2.2K$108.99
Amarpaul SidhuDermatologyCA$237.2K1.7K$143.47
Maryam SickingerDermatologyCA$234.3K1.7K$137.15
Kevin KiaDermatologyTX$214.4K1.9K$111.82
Clay ShearerDermatologyKY$205.8K1.9K$105.82
David CasperDermatologyFL$192.3K1.5K$124.49
Lawrence WellsDermatologyNY$191.6K1.3K$151.71
Robert WeinbergDermatologyNY$188.1K1.2K$159.57
John ShenDermatologyCA$182.5K1.4K$131.32
Dina HunterDermatologySC$182.5K1.6K$115.58
Sanjiv SainiDermatologyMD$177.4K1.3K$137.95
David KikenDermatologyNJ$175.4K1.2K$150.97

🤔 Is Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 17004 shows a 1.5x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have increased 9.5% 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.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.