# CPT 17000: Destruction of premalignant lesion, first lesion

Medicare CPT 17000 pays $66.47 in a non-facility setting and $47.76 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $59.19 in Arkansas to $78.33 in Alaska, a 32% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/17000-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Clinic/Center, Dermatology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $66.47 |
| National facility | $47.76 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $78.33 | $58.41 |
| District of Columbia | $75.73 | $53.69 |
| California | $74.46 | $52.33 |
| New York | $73.30 | $52.43 |
| New Jersey | $73.29 | $52.23 |
| Washington | $72.94 | $51.61 |
| Massachusetts | $72.25 | $51.23 |
| Hawaii | $71.76 | $50.49 |
| Connecticut | $70.73 | $50.58 |
| Colorado | $69.13 | $49.23 |
| Maryland | $68.79 | $49.29 |
| Florida | $68.52 | $49.75 |
| Oregon | $68.47 | $48.76 |
| Rhode Island | $68.10 | $48.78 |
| New Hampshire | $68.05 | $48.58 |
| Puerto Rico | $66.93 | $48.02 |
| Virgin Islands | $66.93 | $48.02 |
| Illinois | $66.85 | $48.78 |
| Montana | $66.46 | $47.76 |
| Minnesota | $66.35 | $47.11 |
| Nevada | $66.18 | $47.45 |
| Wyoming | $65.95 | $47.24 |
| Pennsylvania | $65.87 | $47.55 |
| Delaware | $65.83 | $47.35 |
| Texas | $65.74 | $47.33 |
| North Dakota | $65.28 | $46.57 |
| South Dakota | $65.14 | $46.43 |
| Virginia | $65.12 | $46.73 |
| Vermont | $65.03 | $46.51 |
| Georgia | $64.84 | $46.99 |
| Arizona | $64.79 | $46.67 |
| Michigan | $64.56 | $47.00 |
| Maine | $63.73 | $45.86 |
| Utah | $63.58 | $46.00 |
| Wisconsin | $63.20 | $45.28 |
| New Mexico | $63.16 | $46.00 |
| South Carolina | $62.77 | $45.48 |
| Missouri | $62.75 | $45.59 |
| North Carolina | $62.75 | $45.29 |
| Louisiana | $62.67 | $45.59 |
| Ohio | $62.59 | $45.51 |
| Indiana | $62.17 | $44.83 |
| Idaho | $61.83 | $44.62 |
| Nebraska | $61.77 | $44.51 |
| Tennessee | $61.47 | $44.46 |
| West Virginia | $61.47 | $45.21 |
| Iowa | $61.45 | $44.34 |
| Kentucky | $61.33 | $44.70 |
| Oklahoma | $61.23 | $44.53 |
| Kansas | $61.18 | $44.27 |
| Alabama | $60.00 | $43.64 |
| Mississippi | $59.72 | $43.62 |
| Arkansas | $59.19 | $43.12 |

## Related codes

- 10060: Incision and drainage of abscess, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10060-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10061: Incision and drainage of abscess, complicated — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10061-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10120: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, simple — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10120-cpt-fee-schedule
- 10121: Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous, complicated — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/10121-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11000: Debridement of extensive eczematous or infected skin, first 10% of body surface — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11000-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11042: Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11042-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11043: Debridement, muscle and/or fascia, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11043-cpt-fee-schedule
- 11044: Debridement, bone, first 20 sq cm or less — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/11044-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 17000 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules