Skin cancer removal cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $126.78 to $157.41, with a median of $157.41. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — $30.63 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $367.25 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 23, 2026 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC EXCISION MALIG TRUNK/ARM/LEG <.5CM | $126.78 | $230.50 | $161.35–$218.98 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC EXCISION MALIG TRUNK/ARM/LEG <.5CM | $126.78 | $230.50 | $161.35–$218.98 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute Mequon, WI HC 11600 REMOVAL OF SKIN LE | $157.41 | $297.00 | $195.84 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC 11600 REMOVAL OF SKIN LE | $157.41 | $297.00 | $195.84 | 47% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $126.78, median $157.41, highest $157.41 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $157.41. 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 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 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.