Mole removal, face cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips, up to 0.5 cm as an inpatient: from $490.62 to $528.36, with a median of $509.49. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $18.87 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $368.50 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 11440, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC EXC LESION FACE,EARS,EYELD,NS,LP BGN <.5CM | $490.62 | $1,887.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC EXC LESION FACE,EARS,EYELD,NS,LP BGN <.5CM | $528.36 | $1,887.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $490.62, median $509.49, highest $528.36 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $509.49 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.