Mole removal cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $293.92 to $3,265.20, with a median of $1,715.70. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $1,421.78 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,333.66 at 74 hospitals.
- The median here, $1,715.70, is 139% above the US median of $716.40.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Pittsburgh, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 cities for code 11400, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 REMOVAL OF NONCANCER SKIN GROWTH OF BODY; ARMS; OR LEGS; 0.5 CM OR LESS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $293.92 | $587.83 | $41.25–$1,599.22 | 50% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 11400 EXC BGN LES TRK,A/L <=.5CM File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $501.60 | $836.00 | $45.00–$3,395.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 11400 EXC BGN LES TRK,A/L <=.5CM File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $501.60 | $836.00 | $45.00–$1,843.99 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 11400 EXC BGN LES TRK,A/L <=.5CM File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $501.60 | $836.00 | $1,576.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 EX BEN LES<0.5CM TRNK/LIMB File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,059.00 | $1,765.00 | $78.72–$3,080.72 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Excision Ben Les Trunk <05 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,066.80 | $1,524.00 | $284.99–$1,600.20 | 30% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 EXC TR-EXT B9+MARG 0.5 CM< File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,527.60 | $2,546.00 | $41.25–$2,291.40 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 EX BEN LES<0.5CM TRNK/LIMB File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,703.40 | $2,839.00 | $41.25–$2,413.15 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC EXC TR-EXT B9+MARG 0.5 CM<+1 more line at this price File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $1,728.00 | $2,880.00 | $41.25–$2,448.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC EXC TR-EXT B9+MARG 0.5 CM< File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $1,930.20 | $3,217.00 | $41.25–$2,959.64 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,950.41 | $2,533.00 | $19.50–$2,138.33 | 23% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,975.74 | $2,533.00 | $19.50–$2,138.33 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,978.02 | $2,673.00 | $19.50–$2,248.80 | 26% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,054.22 | $2,814.00 | $19.50–$2,375.05 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,138.64 | $2,814.00 | $19.50–$2,359.27 | 24% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 EX BEN LES<0.5CM TRNK/LIMB File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,265.20 | $5,442.00 | $41.25–$4,625.70 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $293.92, median $1,715.70, highest $3,265.20 — a 11.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $1,728.00. 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 16 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 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.
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