Mohs surgery cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Mohs surgery for skin cancer, first stage, head, neck, hands, feet or genitals: from $249.85 to $4,201.00, with a median of $585.00. The lowest listed price is at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital — $335.15 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $746.55 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 17311, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital lowest Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Mohs Surg H/N/Hf/G 1st Stag 5 Blocks | $249.85 | $1,315.00 | $356.37–$959.95 | 81% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Mohs Surg H/N/Hf/G 1st Stag 5 Blocks | $302.45 | $1,315.00 | $466.83–$1,386.01 | 77% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Mohs 1 Stage H/N/Hf/G | $585.00 | $900.00 | $121.50–$491.40 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Evanston Hospital Evanson, IL · (847) 570-2000 Mohs 1 Stage H/N/Hf/G | $585.00 | $900.00 | $121.50–$491.40 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL Mohs 1 Stage H/N/Hf/G | $585.00 | $900.00 | $121.50–$491.40 | 35% | — source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Mohs 1 Stage H/N/Hf/G | $585.00 | $900.00 | $121.50–$491.40 | 35% | — source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 MOHS, 1 STAGE, H/N/HF/G | $900.00 | $900.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 MOHS, 1 STAGE, H/N/HF/G | $900.00 | $900.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Clinical Operations Highland Park, IL MOHS, 1 STAGE, H/N/HF/G | $900.00 | $900.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Mohs, Head, Neck, Hands, Feet, Geniatlia, First Stage, Up To 5 Tissue Blocks | $4,201.00 | $4,201.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Mohs, Head, Neck, Hands, Feet, Geniatlia, First Stage, Up To 5 Tissue Blocks-Pbb | $4,201.00 | $4,201.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Pr Mohs Micrographic H/N/H/F/G 1St Stage 5 Blocks-Pbb | $7,844.00 | $7,844.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $249.85, median $585.00, highest $4,201.00 — a 16.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $742.50. 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 2 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 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
Mohs surgery removes skin cancer in thin layers, checking each under a microscope during the procedure until the margins are clear. It is used for the face and other sensitive areas.
What the price covers
The price covers the first stage, including the surgeon's lab exam of the tissue. Additional stages and the wound repair are billed separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 17311 ($1,170.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, INMohs 1 stage h/n/hf/g | $0.01 | file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville, INMohs 1 stage h/n/hf/g | $0.01 | file |