Mole removal, face cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 35 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 $135.60 to $6,872.55, with a median of $1,191.50. The lowest price is at Lonesome Pine Hospital (Big Stone Gap). The highest price is 50.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,191.50, is 61% above the US median of $739.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Virginia ranks 39th 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 Oct 24, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$135.60Lonesome Pine Hospital
Median$1,191.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,872.55in Virginia
Lowest saves$1,055.90vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonesome Pine Hospital lowest Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, 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 |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $270.60 | $902.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $270.60 | $902.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $450.90 | $1,503.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $467.40 | $779.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Rmvl of Skin Lesion 0.5cm or Less (B) | $482.60 | $965.20 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $541.20 | $902.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $541.20 | $902.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $541.20 | $902.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $541.20 | $902.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA EXC BENGN LESION FACE 0.5CM | $541.77 | $773.95 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $901.80 | $1,503.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $901.80 | $1,503.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $901.80 | $1,503.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC EXC B LES,F/E/E/N/L<.5CM | $997.69 | $1,108.54 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg </=0.5Cm | $1,149.50 | $2,299.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Chg - Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5<Cm | $1,149.50 | $2,299.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EXC B9 LES MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $1,191.50 | $2,383.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EXC B9 LES MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $1,191.50 | $2,383.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EXC B9 LES MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $1,191.50 | $2,383.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EXC B9 LES MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $1,191.50 | $2,383.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC EXC B9 LES MRGN XCP SK TG F/E/E/N/L/M 0.5CM/< | $1,191.50 | $2,383.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg </=0.5Cm | $1,230.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg </=0.5Cm | $1,230.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Chg - Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5<Cm | $1,230.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chg - Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5<Cm | $1,230.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg </=0.5Cm | $1,230.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Chg - Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5<Cm | $1,230.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Chg - Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5<Cm | $1,230.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg </=0.5Cm | $1,230.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chg - Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5<Cm | $1,230.00 | $2,460.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Exc Face-Mm B9+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $1,410.21 | $2,350.35 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA 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 | $1,475.98 | $3,689.96 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA 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 | $5,466.20 | $12,967.50 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA 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 | $6,872.55 | $17,181.38 | Jul 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 12 | $482.60 | $1,230.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6 | $1,191.50 | $1,191.50 |
| Richmond, VA | 5 | $270.60 | $541.20 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $135.60 | $135.60 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $6,872.55 | $6,872.55 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $1,149.50 | $1,149.50 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $5,466.20 | $5,466.20 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $270.60 | $270.60 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $1,475.98 | $1,475.98 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $541.77 | $541.77 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $1,149.50 | $1,149.50 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $467.40 | $467.40 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1 | $450.90 | $450.90 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $1,230.00 | $1,230.00 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $1,230.00 | $1,230.00 |
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, 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
- Tennessee$597.60
- Texas$907.20
- Utah$740.29, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$365.50
- Washington$751.40
- West Virginia$685.75
- Wisconsin$514.98
- Wyoming$143.65, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.