Mole removal cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 2 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 $377.30 to $1,050.00, with a median of $713.65. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $336.35 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $377.30 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Sep 16, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC EXC LESION TRUNK,ARMS,LEGS BGN <.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $377.30 | $1,715.00 | — | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC EXC LESION TRUNK,ARMS,LEGS BGN <.5CM File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $1,050.00 | $3,750.00 | — | 72% |
Inpatient: lowest $377.30, median $713.65, highest $1,050.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $453.66 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.