Skin cancer removal cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 10 hospitals list a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $458.80 to $3,421.69, with a median of $709.50. The lowest listed price is at Lankenau Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $250.70 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,050.49 at 46 hospitals.
- The median here, $709.50, is about the same as the US median of $705.38.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- 1 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 11600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lankenau Medical Center lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Exc Malig Trunk .5Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $458.80 | $1,147.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Exc Malig Trunk .5Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $458.80 | $1,147.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Exc Malig Trunk .5Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $458.80 | $1,147.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Exc Malig Trunk .5Cm Or Less File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $458.80 | $1,147.00 | — | 60% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trnk/Arm/Leg File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $696.00 | $2,695.55 | $454.38–$2,695.55 | 74% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trnk/Arm/Leg File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $723.00 | $2,695.55 | $454.38–$2,695.55 | 73% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,152.00 | $1,280.00 | $96.00–$9,200.00 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $1,152.00 | $1,280.00 | $80.00–$2,489.18 | 10% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Exc Trnk-Extr Mal+Marg 0.5cm/< - WCC File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $2,063.43 | $3,439.05 | $623.79–$2,906.00 | 40% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $3,421.69 | $3,421.69 | $71.93–$1,018.51 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $458.80, median $709.50, highest $3,421.69 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $458.80. 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 5 of 6 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 skin cancer removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Skin cancer removal explained.