Skin cancer removal cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $96.85 to $3,060.54, with a median of $96.85. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital St Louis and 2 other hospitals. Across Missouri, the median is $277.95 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 — 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital St Louis lowest Saint Louis, MO Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm or< Pf | $96.85 | $149.00 | $599.80–$1,241.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson lowest Festus, MO Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm or< Pf | $96.85 | $149.00 | $599.80–$1,140.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln lowest Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm or< Pf | $96.85 | $149.00 | $9.69–$149.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $633.10 | $974.00 | $2,087.00–$3,194.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $633.10 | $974.00 | $63.31–$974.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $707.20 | $1,088.00 | $70.72–$1,088.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Exc.Malig.Les.Tr,0.5 Cm or < | $1,924.00 | $2,960.00 | $695.80–$886.59 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,060.54 | $3,060.54 | $104.46–$1,196.10 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $96.85, median $96.85, highest $3,060.54 — a 31.6× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.