Skin cancer removal cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $189.92 to $3,305.85, with a median of $425.75. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $235.83 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $568.87 at 26 hospitals.
- The median here, $425.75, is 40% below the US median of $705.38.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- 5 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 11600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Sep 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $189.92 | $678.30 | $223.84–$712.22 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $207.20 | $296.00 | $98.11–$389.18 | 30% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Exc Mal Les T/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $223.82 | $1,178.00 | $223.82–$1,631.53 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Exc Mal Les T/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $223.82 | $1,178.00 | $424.56–$2,252.00 | 81% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Exc Mal Les T/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $270.94 | $1,178.00 | $418.19–$1,241.61 | 77% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 LES MAL TRUNK/ARM TO 0.5CM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,266.30 | $1,809.00 | $98.11–$1,447.20 | 30% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Excsn, Malignant Les Incl Mrgns, Trunk, Arms, Or Legs; Excised Diameter 0.5 Cm Or Less-Pbb+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,241.00 | $3,241.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $3,305.85 | $3,305.85 | $104.46–$1,062.39 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $189.92, median $425.75, highest $3,305.85 — a 17.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 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 5 of 8 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 skin cancer removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Skin cancer removal explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 11600 ($592.80). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital Morris, ILRemoval of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $56.78 | file |