Mole removal, face cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 15 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 $98.89 to $893.67, with a median of $663.26. The lowest listed price is at Westfields Hospital — $564.37 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $594.90 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 13 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 Jan 29, 2026 and May 18, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Hospital lowest New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 | $98.89 | $188.00 | $74.67–$395.29 | 47% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 AS EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $99.07 | $158.00 | $75.83–$529.83 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 | $145.60 | $560.00 | $165.20–$889.79 | 74% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $300.92 | $468.00 | $80.62–$467.76 | 36% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 11440 Excise Benign Les F/E/E/N/L/M Dia <= 0.5 cm | $380.00 | $380.00 | $81.26–$380.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 | $529.88 | $2,038.00 | $125.11–$1,528.50 | 74% | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 | $641.46 | $1,422.00 | $227.00–$1,422.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $663.26 | $1,654.00 | $101.44–$1,630.00 | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $843.21 | $2,102.75 | $656.14–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $843.21 | $2,102.75 | $519.38–$1,892.48 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $843.21 | $2,102.75 | $535.81–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $843.21 | $2,102.75 | $535.81–$2,872.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $843.21 | $2,102.75 | $601.73–$2,762.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $843.21 | $2,102.75 | $601.73–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $843.21 | $2,102.75 | $601.73–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $843.21 | $2,102.75 | $656.14–$2,872.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $893.67 | $2,102.75 | $601.73–$2,872.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 Excise Benign Les F/E/E/N/L/M Dia <= 0.5 CM | $4,530.00 | $4,530.00 | $263.51–$4,530.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 Excise Benign Les F/E/E/N/L/M Dia <= 0.5 CM-PRC | $4,530.00 | $4,530.00 | $263.51–$4,530.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $98.89, median $663.26, highest $893.67 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $843.21. 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 14 of 15 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.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 11440 ($615.13). 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.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS EXC BENIGN SKIN LESION FACE/EARS <=0.5 CM | $30.59 | file |