Mole removal, face cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips, up to 0.5 cm: from $133.17 to $11,683.84, with a median of $597.60. The lowest price is at Hancock County Hospital (Sneedville). The highest price is 87.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $597.60, is 19% below the US median of $739.00.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Tennessee ranks 15th of 44 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 11440. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$133.17Hancock County Hospital
Median$597.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,683.84in Tennessee
Lowest saves$464.43vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County Hospital lowest Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC EXC BENIGN LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM OR LESS | $133.17 | $579.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EXC BENIGN LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM OR LESS | $135.60 | $904.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC EXC BENIGN LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM OR LESS | $135.60 | $904.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EXC BENIGN LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM OR LESS | $135.60 | $904.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EXC BENIGN LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM OR LESS | $135.60 | $904.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC ED 11440-REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $158.40 | $792.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN ESX LES FACE0.5 CM 11440 | $175.44 | $258.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC ED 11440-REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $184.92 | $804.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 11440-REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $185.43 | $883.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 11440-REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $185.43 | $883.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 11440-REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $185.43 | $883.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC ED 11440-REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $211.92 | $883.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 11440 Exc Benign Lesion Face Under 0.5 CM | $221.56 | $580.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $597.60 | $1,992.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $597.60 | $1,992.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $597.60 | $1,992.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $597.60 | $1,992.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $597.60 | $1,992.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC EXC B9 LESION MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $597.60 | $1,992.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC EXC LESN BGN FACE/EAR | $740.37 | $2,553.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC EXC LESN BGN FACE/EAR | $740.37 | $2,553.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC EXC LESN BGN FACE/EAR | $740.37 | $2,553.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5CM/< | $803.94 | $2,716.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $885.38 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 11440 Exc Benign Lesion Face Under 0.5 CM | $1,005.00 | $1,675.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC EXC FACE-MM B9+MARG 0.5CM/< | $1,148.87 | $2,716.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less | $2,572.35 | $10,330.74 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $3,432.26 | $17,692.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Excision, other benign lesion including margins, except skin tag (unless listed elsewhere), face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, mucous membrane; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less | $3,745.91 | $19,111.80 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Exc Skin Benig <0.5 Cm Face,Facial | $4,282.79 | $19,467.22 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Exc Skin Benig <0.5 Cm Face,Facial | $4,282.79 | $19,467.22 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Exc Skin Benig <0.5 Cm Face,Facial | $4,282.79 | $19,467.22 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Exc Skin Benig <0.5 Cm Face,Facial | $4,282.79 | $19,467.22 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Exc Skin Benig <0.5 Cm Face,Facial | $4,301.95 | $19,554.32 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 11440 Exc face-mm b9+marg 0.5 cm/< | $9,565.96 | $14,877.07 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $11,683.84 | $51,584.27 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $185.43 | $4,282.79 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 3 | $135.60 | $135.60 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 3 | $740.37 | $885.38 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 2 | $803.94 | $976.40 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $597.60 | $597.60 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $3,745.91 | $3,745.91 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $597.60 | $597.60 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $597.60 | $597.60 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $3,432.26 | $3,432.26 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $175.44 | $175.44 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $597.60 | $597.60 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $135.60 | $135.60 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $184.92 | $184.92 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $11,683.84 | $11,683.84 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $2,572.35 | $2,572.35 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $597.60 | $597.60 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $221.56 | $221.56 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $133.17 | $133.17 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $740.37 | $740.37 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $740.37 | $740.37 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $158.40 | $158.40 |
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, face is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Mole removal, face explained.
Mole or benign skin lesion removal (excision), face, ears, eyelids, nose or lips, up to 0.5 cm in other states
- Alabama$937.63
- Alaska$805.35
- Arizona$795.24, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$693.83
- California$1,476.80
- Colorado$750.00
- Connecticut$861.60, 4 hospitals
- Delaware$1,269.24, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$943.32, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,148.95
- Georgia$637.50
- Hawaii$1,453.20
- Idaho$342.90
- Illinois$621.37
- Indiana$737.48
- Iowa$525.98
- Kansas$218.00
- Kentucky$612.35
- Louisiana$493.53
- Maine$283.50
- Maryland$348.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$893.50
- Michigan$739.00
- Minnesota$594.90
- Mississippi$383.81
- Missouri$633.10
- Montana$295.36
- Nebraska$431.03
- Nevada$770.00
- New Hampshire$322.44
- New Jersey$943.95
- New Mexico$729.30
- New York$1,053.00
- North Carolina$641.00
- North Dakota$564.03
- Ohio$1,372.15
- Oklahoma$385.15
- Oregon$683.15
- Pennsylvania$1,767.20
- Puerto Rico$525.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$1,029.17
- South Carolina$1,238.73
- South Dakota$813.76
- Texas$907.20
- Utah$740.29, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$365.50
- Virginia$1,191.50
- Washington$751.40
- West Virginia$685.75
- Wisconsin$514.98
- Wyoming$143.65, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.