Skin cancer removal cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 6 hospitals list a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $18,213.23 to $18,213.23, with a median of $18,213.23. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Olive Branch Hospital and 5 other hospitals. Across Tennessee, the median is $294.75 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 11600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | $250.00–$13,656.32 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | $250.00–$13,656.32 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | $250.00–$13,656.32 | 78% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18,213.23, median $18,213.23, highest $18,213.23.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.