Mole removal cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm as an inpatient: from $239.46 to $1,353.22, with a median of $1,353.22. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $1,113.76 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $840.54 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 11400, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 EXC B9 LESN T/A/L .5CM/< | $239.46 | $399.80 | $359.82–$3,120.00 | 40% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 EXC LES TRNK/ARM/LEG .5CM OR< | $239.46 | $399.80 | $359.82–$3,129.00 | 40% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 EXC LES TRNK/ARM/LEG 0.5CM OR< | $239.46 | $399.80 | $359.82–$3,120.00 | 40% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Exc Ben Les <.5 Trunk/Extrem | $1,172.86 | $1,172.86 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/L 0.5 Cm/< | $1,353.22 | $1,353.22 | $12.74–$1,523.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/L 0.5 Cm/< | $1,353.22 | $1,353.22 | $12.74–$1,523.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/L 0.5 Cm/< | $1,353.22 | $1,353.22 | $23.43–$1,523.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/L 0.5 Cm/< | $1,353.22 | $133.20 | $12.74–$1,523.00 | -916% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Exc Lesions,Trunk,Arm,Leg to .5 Cm | $1,523.00 | $1,523.00 | $23.43–$1,523.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Exc Lesions,Trunk,Arm,Leg to .5 Cm | $1,523.00 | $1,523.00 | $12.74–$1,523.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Exc Lesions,Trunk,Arm,Leg to .5 Cm | $1,523.00 | $1,523.00 | $12.74–$1,523.00 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $239.46, median $1,353.22, highest $1,353.22 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,353.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers cutting out a small noncancerous skin lesion, such as a mole or cyst, up to 0.5 cm across, from the body, arms or legs.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.