Skin cancer removal cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 4 hospitals list a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm as an inpatient: from $94.38 to $223.10, with a median of $155.58. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $61.20 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $190.50 at 17 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 <CM | $94.38 | $363.00 | $235.95–$270.80 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EXC MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5CM/< | $108.00 | $180.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $203.15 | $203.15 | $117.74–$382.27 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 <CM | $204.10 | $785.00 | $510.25–$585.61 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $223.10 | $223.10 | $117.74–$382.27 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $959.25 | $959.25 | $705.62–$901.70 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,107.20 | $1,107.20 | $814.46–$1,040.77 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $94.38, median $155.58, highest $223.10 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $155.58 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 1 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.