Mole removal, face cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 9 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 $83.20 to $3,060.54, with a median of $168.75. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Jefferson and 2 other hospitals — $85.55 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $182.25 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson lowest Festus, MO Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< Pf | $83.20 | $128.00 | $93.65–$1,140.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< Pf | $83.20 | $128.00 | $599.80–$923.69 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis lowest Saint Louis, MO Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< Pf | $83.20 | $128.00 | $8.32–$128.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5cm/< | $168.75 | $225.00 | $90.00–$202.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5cm/< | $168.75 | $225.00 | $90.00–$191.25 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5cm/< | $168.75 | $225.00 | $90.00–$202.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5cm/< | $168.75 | $225.00 | $90.00–$202.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5cm/< | $168.75 | $225.00 | $90.00–$202.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Exc B9 Lesion Mrgn Xcp Sk Tg F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5cm/< | $168.75 | $225.00 | $90.00–$202.50 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< Mlp | $291.85 | $449.00 | $599.80–$923.69 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< Mlp | $300.95 | $463.00 | $88.21–$1,140.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< Mlp | $300.95 | $463.00 | $93.65–$1,241.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< Pf | $354.25 | $545.00 | $695.80–$886.59 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< | $633.10 | $974.00 | $2,087.00–$3,194.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< | $822.25 | $1,265.00 | $82.23–$1,265.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< | $858.00 | $1,320.00 | $3,153.00–$6,631.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Exc Ben Les F/Een/Lp 0.5/< | $1,605.50 | $2,470.00 | $160.55–$2,470.00 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC EXCISION LESION BENIGN FACE/EAR<0.5CM | $1,659.60 | $2,305.00 | $364.43–$2,305.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,060.54 | $3,060.54 | $91.15–$1,196.10 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Exc Ben Les Face-.5cm Or< | $3,677.70 | $5,658.00 | $367.77–$5,092.20 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $83.20, median $168.75, highest $3,060.54 — a 36.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $168.75. 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 8 of 9 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.