Mole removal cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $61.36 to $3,265.20, with a median of $1,703.40. The lowest listed price is at AHN Wexford Hospital — $1,642.04 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,341.60 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 11400, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN Wexford Hospital lowest Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG T/A/L 0.5 CM/< | $61.36 | $236.00 | $19.50–$2,248.80 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG T/A/L 0.5 CM/< | $63.72 | $236.00 | $19.50–$2,375.05 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 REMOVAL OF NONCANCER SKIN GROWTH OF BODY; ARMS; OR LEGS; 0.5 CM OR LESS | $293.92 | $587.83 | $41.25–$1,599.22 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 EX BEN LES<0.5CM TRNK/LIMB | $1,059.00 | $1,765.00 | $78.72–$3,080.72 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 EXC TR-EXT B9+MARG 0.5 CM< | $1,527.60 | $2,546.00 | $41.25–$2,291.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 EX BEN LES<0.5CM TRNK/LIMB | $1,703.40 | $2,839.00 | $41.25–$2,413.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC EXC TR-EXT B9+MARG 0.5 CM< | $1,728.00 | $2,880.00 | $41.25–$2,448.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC EX BEN LES<0.5CM TRNK/LIMB | $1,728.00 | $2,880.00 | $41.25–$2,448.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC EXC TR-EXT B9+MARG 0.5 CM< | $1,930.20 | $3,217.00 | $41.25–$2,959.64 | 40% | — source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM | $1,950.41 | $2,533.00 | $19.50–$2,138.33 | 23% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM | $1,975.74 | $2,533.00 | $19.50–$2,138.33 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM | $1,978.02 | $2,673.00 | $19.50–$2,248.80 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM | $2,054.22 | $2,814.00 | $19.50–$2,375.05 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC EXCISN LESN TR/LIMB <=0.5CM | $2,138.64 | $2,814.00 | $19.50–$2,359.27 | 24% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 EX BEN LES<0.5CM TRNK/LIMB | $3,265.20 | $5,442.00 | $41.25–$4,625.70 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $61.36, median $1,703.40, highest $3,265.20 — a 53.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,940.31. 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 11 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 11400 ($578.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG T/A/L 0.5 CM/< | $44.84 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG T/A/L 0.5 CM/< | $51.92 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG T/A/L 0.5 CM/< | $51.92 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG T/A/L 0.5 CM/< | $54.28 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG T/A/L 0.5 CM/< | $56.64 | file |