Mole removal cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $184.60 to $2,421.25, with a median of $1,302.93. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Carthage — $1,118.33 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $192.40 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Carthage lowest Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Exc Ben Les Ext/Tr 0.5cm/< Pf | $184.60 | $284.00 | $79.15–$659.78 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO · (417) 358-8121 Exc Ben Les Tru <.5cm | $510.90 | $786.00 | $196.50–$786.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Exc Ben Les Tru <.5cm | $2,421.25 | $3,725.00 | $297.00–$5,209.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $184.60, median $1,302.93, highest $2,421.25 — a 13.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.