Skin cancer removal cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $359.45 to $3,565.77, with a median of $359.45. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $359.45 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 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 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $359.45 | $553.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $359.45 | $553.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $359.45 | $553.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $359.45 | $553.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $359.45 | $553.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $359.45 | $553.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $359.45 | $553.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $359.45 | $553.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Ex Mlg Lsn Trnk/Ext <0.5cm | $1,654.90 | $2,546.00 | $488.83–$2,546.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,565.77 | $3,565.77 | $626.60–$2,741.38 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $359.45, median $359.45, highest $3,565.77 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $359.45. 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 1 of 2 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.