Mole removal, face cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 18 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 $133.48 to $3,305.85, with a median of $549.38. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $415.90 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $425.75 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 cities for code 11440, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of noncancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | $133.48 | $476.70 | $476.70 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Exc Ben Les Fc/ER/Ey/N/L < 0.6cm | $218.31 | $1,149.00 | $408.15–$3,266.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Exc Ben Les Fc/ER/Ey/N/L < 0.6cm | $264.27 | $1,149.00 | $408.15–$1,078.15 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $355.00 | $355.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst, IL · (331) 221-1000 HC EXCISION BENIGN LESION FACE EARS 0.5 CM OR LESS | $355.00 | $355.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Exc Skin Benig <5mm Face Facial | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Exc Skin Benig <5mm Face Facial | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Exc Skin Benig <5mm Face Facial | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Exc Skin Benig <5mm Face Facial | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| 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 | $673.00 | $1,346.00 | $367.46–$1,346.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 EXC SKIN BENIG <5MM FACE,FACIAL | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 EXC SKIN BENIG <5MM FACE,FACIAL | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL EXC SKIN BENIG <5MM FACE,FACIAL | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Exc face-mm b9+marg 0.5 cm< | $755.00 | $6,541.25 | $102.56–$6,541.25 | 88% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Exc face-mm b9+marg 0.5 cm/< | $755.00 | $6,988.00 | $103.16–$5,800.04 | 89% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $1,015.70 | $1,451.00 | $246.67–$14,756.00 | 30% | — source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5Cm/<-Pbb | $1,148.00 | $1,148.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,305.85 | $3,305.85 | $91.15–$1,062.39 | — | — source file |
| 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 < | $3,610.00 | $3,610.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $3,610.00 | $3,610.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.48, median $549.38, highest $3,305.85 — a 24.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $425.75. 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 7 of 12 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.
What it is
This code covers cutting out a small noncancerous skin lesion up to 0.5 cm across from the face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.