Skin cancer removal cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm as an inpatient: from $396.80 to $3,000.00, with a median of $1,813.48. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $1,416.68 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,965.60 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 11600, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $396.80 | $992.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/OR LESS CDM | $772.45 | $2,207.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Exc Tr-Ext Mal+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $2,854.50 | $2,854.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Exc Tr-Ext Mal+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $396.80, median $1,813.48, highest $3,000.00 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $1,922.99 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.