Mole removal cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 20 hospitals list a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $120.83 to $3,305.85, with a median of $588.50. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $467.67 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $679.00 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 11 cities for code 11400, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 4, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $120.83 | $431.55 | $431.55 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Exc Benign Les Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5Cm/< Cash-Csm,Pbb | $200.00 | $200.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Exc Ben Les Tk/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm | $262.01 | $1,379.00 | $316.42–$2,252.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Exc Ben Les Tk/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm | $317.17 | $1,379.00 | $316.42–$1,078.15 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC EXCISION BENIGN LESION+MRGN TRUNK/EXT UP TO 0.5 | $381.81 | $1,157.00 | $543.79 | 67% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Exc Skin Benig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Exc Skin Benig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Exc Skin Benig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Exc Skin Benig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $498.00 | $996.00 | $271.91–$996.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Exc Benign Les Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5Cm/< Cash-Csm,Pbb | $600.00 | $600.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Exc Benign Les Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5Cm/< Resident Cash-Csm | $600.00 | $600.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG T/A/L 0.5 CM/< | $679.00 | $970.00 | $164.90–$14,756.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 EXC SKIN BENIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 EXC SKIN BENIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL EXC SKIN BENIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Exc tr-ext b9+marg 0.5 cm< | $755.00 | $9,032.50 | $81.67–$7,496.98 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 EXC LESION TRNK/ARM/LEG <=0.5CM | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | $630.40–$1,408.20 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL EXC LESION TRNK/ARM/LEG <=0.5CM | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | $630.40–$1,408.20 | 50% | Nov 4, 2025 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/A/L 0.5 Cm/<-Pbb | $964.00 | $964.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/L 0.5 Cm/< | $2,388.40 | $3,412.00 | $508.39–$3,412.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg T/a/L 0.5 Cm/< | $2,388.40 | $3,412.00 | $235.43–$3,412.00 | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 EXC TR-EXT B9+MARG 0.5 CM< | $3,305.85 | $3,305.85 | $72.01–$1,062.39 | — | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Excsn, Benign Les Incl Mrgns, Excpt Skin Tag, Trnk, Arms Or Legs; Excised Diameter 0.5 Cm Or Less | $3,701.00 | $3,701.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 REMOVAL OF NONCANCER SKIN GROWTH OF BODY; ARMS; OR LEGS; 0.5 CM OR LESS | $4,396.40 | $4,396.40 | $72.01–$1,793.70 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $120.83, median $588.50, highest $3,305.85 — a 27.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $679.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.