Mole removal cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $75.00 to $3,381.89, with a median of $465.11. The lowest price is at Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center (South Williamson). The highest price is 45.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $465.11, is 35% below the US median of $716.40.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Kentucky ranks 15th of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 11400. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$75.00Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center
Median$465.11half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,381.89in Kentucky
Lowest saves$390.11vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center lowest South Williamson · Pikeville, KY EXC BEN LES TRNK ARM LEG<.5CM | $75.00 | $125.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY EXC B9 LES MARGN | $104.40 | $174.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY EXC BEN LES TRNK ARM LEG<.5CM | $112.80 | $188.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $126.75 | $195.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 11400 Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, a | $129.00 | $215.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $137.25 | $183.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY EXC LESION 0.5-LESS | $168.80 | $211.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $195.00 | $300.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC EXC SKIN BENIG <0.5 CM TRUNK ARM LEG | $270.17 | $871.50 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Exc Tr-Ext B9+Marg 0.5cm/< | $296.86 | $846.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC EXC SKIN BENIG <0.5 CM TRUNK ARM LEG | $306.60 | $1,022.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY EXC TX EXT B9+MARG 0.5 CM< | $436.88 | $582.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG EXC BENIGN ARM/LEG/TRUNK LESION 0.5CM OR LESS | $493.34 | $1,233.35 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Exc Tr-Ext B9+Marg 0.5cm/< | $625.40 | $1,482.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Exc Tr-Ext B9+Marg 0.5cm/< | $626.91 | $1,493.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Excision Of Benign Lesion <0.5 | $637.61 | $1,594.03 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Exc Tr-Ext B9+Marg 0.5cm/< | $683.63 | $1,411.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Exc Tr-Ext B9+Marg 0.5cm/< | $709.03 | $1,493.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Removal of noncancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $781.30 | $1,202.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Exc Tr-Ext B9+Marg 0.5cm/< | $800.85 | $1,493.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Exc Tr-Ext B9+Marg 0.5 Cm< | $1,224.60 | $2,041.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Exc Tr-Ext B9+Marg 0.5 Cm< | $1,227.00 | $2,045.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less | $2,490.35 | $6,225.87 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Excision, benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), trunk, arms or legs; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less | $3,381.89 | $8,454.72 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 6 | $626.91 | $754.94 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $129.00 | $678.00 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $683.63 | $954.12 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $436.88 | $436.88 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $104.40 | $104.40 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $195.00 | $195.00 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $270.17 | $270.17 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $296.86 | $296.86 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $126.75 | $126.75 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $306.60 | $306.60 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $493.34 | $493.34 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $168.80 | $168.80 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $625.40 | $625.40 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $137.25 | $137.25 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $112.80 | $112.80 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $781.30 | $781.30 |
| Pikeville, KY | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What mole removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Mole removal explained.
Mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm in other states
- Alabama$882.50
- Alaska$731.13
- Arizona$658.85
- Arkansas$525.85
- California$1,326.00
- Colorado$780.36
- Connecticut$1,474.55
- Delaware$3,129.00
- District of Columbia$1,007.14, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,810.40
- Georgia$1,303.99
- Hawaii$1,271.90
- Idaho$334.90
- Illinois$629.00
- Indiana$2,246.40
- Iowa$266.96
- Kansas$210.00
- Louisiana$383.84
- Maine$194.76
- Maryland$324.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$933.25
- Michigan$675.00
- Minnesota$405.24
- Mississippi$379.00
- Missouri$552.22
- Montana$223.98
- Nebraska$384.88
- Nevada$793.30
- New Hampshire$301.02
- New Jersey$1,305.00
- New Mexico$697.13
- New York$1,080.00
- North Carolina$472.00
- North Dakota$582.05
- Ohio$1,346.95
- Oklahoma$289.06
- Oregon$623.13
- Pennsylvania$1,333.66
- Puerto Rico$350.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$806.70
- South Carolina$850.00
- South Dakota$675.20
- Tennessee$378.02
- Texas$827.40
- Utah$725.47, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$214.55
- Virginia$561.50
- Washington$736.20
- West Virginia$660.00
- Wisconsin$348.40
- Wyoming$132.18, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.