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 $425.75 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 11600, 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 Aug 24, 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 cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $189.92 | $678.30 | $678.30 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Exc Mal Les T/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm | $223.82 | $1,178.00 | $424.56–$2,252.00 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Exc Mal Les T/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm | $270.94 | $1,178.00 | $418.19–$1,241.61 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | $88.43–$357.63 | 35% | — source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $704.00 | $704.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/<-Pbb | $1,764.00 | $1,764.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $3,241.00 | $3,241.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| 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 | $3,241.00 | $3,241.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,305.85 | $3,305.85 | $104.46–$1,062.39 | — | — source file |
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 8 facilities here, median $564.88. 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 3 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 it is
This code covers cutting out a skin cancer up to 0.5 cm across, with a margin of normal skin, from the body, arms or legs.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.