Mole removal, face cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 23 hospitals list a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips, up to 0.5 cm: from $103.70 to $4,376.86, with a median of $673.00. The lowest listed price is at Morris Hospital — $569.30 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $621.37 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $673.00, is 9% below the US median of $739.00.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- 7 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 15 cities for code 11440, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital lowest Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $103.70 | $431.00 | $62.00–$443.93 | 76% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $133.48 | $476.70 | $157.31–$500.54 | 72% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 PF EXC LESN BGN FACE/EAR <0.5C+1 more line at this price File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $174.91 | $291.51 | $174.91–$1,740.25 | 40% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-LES BGN FACE/EAR TO 0.5 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $180.60 | $258.00 | $105.07–$293.16 | 30% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Exc Ben Les Fc/ER/Ey/N/L < 0.6cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $218.31 | $1,149.00 | $218.31–$1,591.37 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Exc Ben Les Fc/ER/Ey/N/L < 0.6cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $218.31 | $1,149.00 | $408.15–$3,266.00 | 81% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $232.42 | $966.00 | $376.74–$994.98 | 76% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Exc Ben Les Fc/ER/Ey/N/L < 0.6cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $264.27 | $1,149.00 | $408.15–$1,078.15 | 77% |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC EXCISION BENIGN LESION FACE EARS 0.5 CM OR LESS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $355.00 | $355.00 | — | — |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $355.00 | $355.00 | — | — |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Exc Skin Benig <5mm Face Facial File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Exc Skin Benig <5mm Face Facial File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $673.00 | $1,346.00 | $367.46–$1,346.00 | 50% |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 EXC SKIN BENIG <5MM FACE,FACIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL EXC SKIN BENIG <5MM FACE,FACIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 EXC SKIN BENIG <5MM FACE,FACIAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer, IN · (219) 866-5141 Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5cm/< File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $737.48 | $2,060.00 | $381.15–$3,057.00 | 64% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Exc face-mm b9+marg 0.5 cm< File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $755.00 | $5,012.00 | $102.56–$5,012.00 | 85% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Exc face-mm b9+marg 0.5 cm< File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $755.00 | $6,541.25 | $102.56–$6,541.25 | 88% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Exc face-mm b9+marg 0.5 cm/< File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $755.00 | $6,988.00 | $103.16–$5,800.04 | 89% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 EXC LESN BGN FACE/EAR <0.5CM File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $1,044.15 | $1,740.25 | $174.91–$1,740.25 | 40% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 LES BGN FACE/EAR TO 0.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,266.30 | $1,809.00 | $105.07–$1,447.20 | 30% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 EXCISION BENIGN LESION-LESION <0.5CM File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $2,919.47 | $3,649.34 | — | 20% |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5 CM/< File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $3,305.85 | $3,305.85 | $91.15–$1,062.39 | — |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Exc, Oth Bgn Les Inc Mgn, Exc Skin Tag,Face,Ears,Eyelds,Nose,Lips,Muc Mem; Exc Diam 0.5 Cm Or <-P+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,610.00 | $3,610.00 | — | — |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,376.86 | $16,210.58 | $91.59–$13,616.89 | 73% |
Outpatient: lowest $103.70, median $673.00, highest $4,376.86 — a 42.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $704.00. 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 13 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.
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