Skin cancer removal cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $449.31 to $3,195.60, with a median of $862.50. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $413.19 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,372.15 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/<|By Midlevel | $449.31 | $881.00 | $43.12–$723.64 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/<|By Specialist | $449.31 | $881.00 | $57.49–$881.00 | 49% | — source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Hod Exc Malignant Tral Lesion .5cm | $862.50 | $1,150.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Excision Malignant Tral Lesion .5 Cm | $862.50 | $1,150.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Hod Exc Malignant Tral Lesion .5cm | $862.50 | $1,150.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Hod Exc Malignant Tral Lesion .5cm | $862.50 | $1,150.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Excision Malignant Tral Lesion .5 Cm | $862.50 | $1,150.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Excision Malignant Tral Lesion .5 Cm | $862.50 | $1,150.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $2,805.00 | $4,675.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk Arm Leg | $3,195.60 | $5,326.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk Arm Leg | $3,195.60 | $5,326.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $449.31, median $862.50, highest $3,195.60 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,833.75. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.