Skin cancer removal cost without insurance
Across 342 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm from $61.20 to $28,973.78. The median market price is $484.80. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Mole removal costs
Lowest$61.20any market
Median market$484.80middle of market medians
Highest$28,973.78any market
Listings637hospital prices
Compared with Medicare
$723.47 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $630.29 across 642 hospitals, is 0.9× that.
Researchers often measure hospital prices as a multiple of Medicare's rate, and it is a concrete number to mention when you ask a hospital for a cash discount. Source: CMS.
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.
Why prices differ
Doctors' offices, dermatology clinics and urgent care clinics often charge much less than hospital outpatient departments.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 11600 includes the pathology exam and closing the wound.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$687.50
- Alaska$1,060.56
- Arizona$735.12
- Arkansas$314.25
- California$1,965.60
- Colorado$2,882.22
- Connecticut$806.10
- Delaware$3,359.90
- Florida$1,796.40
- Georgia$632.97
- Hawaii$3,667.98
- Idaho$1,783.00
- Illinois$425.75
- Indiana$218.40
- Iowa$483.20
- Kansas$207.84
- Kentucky$177.80
- Louisiana$392.18
- Maine$190.50
- Maryland$387.93
- Massachusetts$775.00
- Michigan$154.10
- Minnesota$779.64
- Mississippi$9,245.64
- Missouri$277.95
- Montana$307.50
- Nebraska$514.92
- Nevada$507.00
- New Hampshire$389.23
- New Jersey$872.40
- New Mexico$1,016.80
- New York$836.57
- North Carolina$597.35
- North Dakota$85.86
- Ohio$1,372.15
- Oklahoma$162.40
- Oregon$359.45
- Pennsylvania$619.50
- Rhode Island$820.80
- South Carolina$746.00
- Tennessee$294.75
- Texas$1,293.22
- Utah$820.26
- Vermont$292.00
- Virginia$1,131.50
- Washington$1,036.80
- West Virginia$792.00
- Wisconsin$367.25
- Wyoming$369.60
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada, MN single city | 1 | $779.64 | $779.64 | $779.64 | 1.0× |
| Anaconda, MT single city | 1 | $358.50 | $358.50 | $358.50 | 1.0× |
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $177.80 | $177.80 | $177.80 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Aurora, MO single city | 1 | $345.15 | $345.15 | $345.15 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 3 | $185.25 | $236.25 | $1,407.75 | 7.6× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $96.00 | $192.00 | $288.00 | 3.0× |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1 | $10,498.44 | $10,498.44 | $10,498.44 | 1.0× |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $622.50 | $622.50 | $622.50 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $938.85 | $938.85 | $938.85 | 1.0× |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $2,600.00 | $2,600.00 | $2,600.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $548.80 | $548.80 | $548.80 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $238.83 | $607.77 | $705.38 | 3.0× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $275.25 | $275.25 | $275.25 | 1.0× |
| Ashland, OH | 1 | $1,407.75 | $1,407.75 | $1,407.75 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 10 | $632.97 | $632.97 | $10,129.00 | 16.0× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $916.20 | $916.20 | $916.20 | 1.0× |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $687.50 | $687.50 | $687.50 | 1.0× |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $632.97 | $632.97 | $632.97 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $1,218.88 | $1,218.88 | $1,218.88 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $100.60 | $100.60 | $100.60 | 1.0× |
| Belfast, ME single city | 1 | $293.55 | $293.55 | $293.55 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $705.38 | $705.38 | $705.38 | 1.0× |
| Bernie, MO single city | 1 | $189.75 | $189.75 | $189.75 | 1.0× |
| Big Stone Gap, VA single city | 1 | $294.75 | $294.75 | $294.75 | 1.0× |
| Blue Hill, ME single city | 1 | $139.86 | $139.86 | $139.86 | 1.0× |
| Booneville, AR single city | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 | $312.00 | 1.0× |
| Brookville, PA single city | 1 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $131.00 | $131.00 | $131.00 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $207.04 | $207.04 | $207.04 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $65.31 | $65.31 | $65.31 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $1,196.04 | $1,196.04 | $1,196.04 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $100.60 | $100.60 | $100.60 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $341.05 | $341.05 | $341.05 | 1.0× |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $1,477.60 | $1,477.60 | $1,477.60 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $526.75 | $526.75 | $526.75 | 1.0× |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $745.00 | $745.00 | $745.00 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $7,083.00 | $7,083.00 | $7,083.00 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $531.70 | $1,157.35 | $1,783.00 | 3.4× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 5 | $620.00 | $794.09 | $3,905.50 | 6.3× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $2,882.22 | $2,882.22 | $2,882.22 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $561.60 | $561.60 | $561.60 | 1.0× |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $973.20 | $973.20 | $973.20 | 1.0× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $277.76 | $277.76 | $277.76 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $270.00 | $270.00 | $1,409.19 | 5.2× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $824.00 | $824.00 | $824.00 | 1.0× |
| Cades, SC single city | 1 | $539.50 | $539.50 | $539.50 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $100.60 | $100.60 | $100.60 | 1.0× |
| Cassville, MO single city | 1 | $345.15 | $345.15 | $345.15 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Concord, NC single city | 1 | $597.35 | $597.35 | $597.35 | 1.0× |
| Corning, IA single city | 1 | $294.24 | $294.24 | $294.24 | 1.0× |
| Coudersport, PA single city | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 | $61.20 | 1.0× |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $442.00 | $442.00 | $442.00 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $185.25 | $185.25 | $185.25 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 5 | $6,596.55 | $6,596.55 | $6,596.55 | 1.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $96.85 | $154.55 | $212.25 | 2.2× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,541.50 | $1,541.50 | $1,541.50 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1 | $746.00 | $746.00 | $746.00 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 8 | $597.35 | $597.35 | $597.35 | 1.0× |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $1,057.50 | $1,057.50 | $1,057.50 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $134.11 | $134.11 | $134.11 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $512.19 | $512.19 | $512.19 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 12 | $189.92 | $425.75 | $3,305.85 | 17.4× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 7 | $449.31 | $862.50 | $3,195.60 | 7.1× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $814.00 | $814.00 | $814.00 | 1.0× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $8,127.06 | $8,127.06 | $8,127.06 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 20 | $130.09 | $1,372.15 | $1,987.75 | 15.3× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $272.40 | $553.20 | $834.00 | 3.1× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $1,179.20 | $1,179.20 | $1,179.20 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $521.05 | $521.05 | $521.05 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 3 | $270.00 | $570.90 | $28,973.78 | 107.3× |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $72.95 | $199.46 | $282.24 | 3.9× |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $282.24 | $282.24 | $282.24 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $288.00 | $288.00 | $288.00 | 1.0× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $120.50 | $120.50 | $120.50 | 1.0× |
| Damariscotta, ME single city | 1 | $246.25 | $246.25 | $246.25 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $78.40 | $78.40 | $78.40 | 1.0× |
| Dexter, MO single city | 1 | $189.75 | $189.75 | $189.75 | 1.0× |
| Dillon, MT single city | 1 | $256.50 | $256.50 | $256.50 | 1.0× |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME single city | 1 | $107.91 | $107.91 | $107.91 | 1.0× |
| Durham, NC single city | 1 | $520.83 | $520.83 | $520.83 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5 | $615.75 | $1,367.55 | $3,773.28 | 6.1× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 4 | $483.20 | $673.00 | $906.00 | 1.9× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $3,060.22 | $3,060.22 | $3,060.22 | 1.0× |
| Decatur, IN | 1 | $375.00 | $375.00 | $375.00 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 6 | $421.20 | $2,882.22 | $2,882.22 | 6.8× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 9 | $100.60 | $154.10 | $333.95 | 3.3× |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $88.20 | $88.20 | $88.20 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, GA | 1 | $310.76 | $310.76 | $310.76 | 1.0× |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $543.00 | $543.00 | $543.00 | 1.0× |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $483.20 | $6,658.08 | $12,832.95 | 26.6× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 5 | $307.36 | $779.64 | $779.64 | 2.5× |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $473.31 | $473.31 | $473.31 | 1.0× |
| E Academy Paris, AR single city | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 | $312.00 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $110.54 | $110.54 | $110.54 | 1.0× |
| Elizabethtown, NY single city | 1 | $379.00 | $379.00 | $379.00 | 1.0× |
| Elkader, IA single city | 1 | $654.00 | $654.00 | $654.00 | 1.0× |
| Ellsworth, ME single city | 1 | $363.75 | $363.75 | $363.75 | 1.0× |
| Estherville, IA single city | 1 | $235.71 | $235.71 | $235.71 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $341.05 | $354.15 | $367.25 | 1.1× |
| El Paso, TX | 2 | $122.64 | $122.64 | $122.64 | 1.0× |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $984.00 | $984.00 | $984.00 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $527.10 | $1,057.35 | $1,587.60 | 3.0× |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $72.95 | $72.95 | $72.95 | 1.0× |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $61.56 | $61.56 | $61.56 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $177.80 | $177.80 | $177.80 | 1.0× |
| Farmington, CT single city | 1 | $907.20 | $907.20 | $907.20 | 1.0× |
| Farmington, ME single city | 1 | $283.05 | $283.05 | $283.05 | 1.0× |
| Friendship, WI single city | 1 | $591.31 | $591.31 | $591.31 | 1.0× |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $1,226.45 | $1,226.45 | $1,226.45 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1 | $134.80 | $134.80 | $134.80 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $100.60 | $100.60 | $100.60 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $705.38 | $705.38 | $705.38 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $78.48 | $88.29 | $98.10 | 1.2× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $4,501.42 | $4,501.42 | $4,501.42 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 2 | $80.64 | $1,023.12 | $1,965.60 | 24.4× |
| Gassaway, WV single city | 1 | $120.50 | $120.50 | $120.50 | 1.0× |
| Gaylord, MI single city | 1 | $1,935.45 | $1,935.45 | $1,935.45 | 1.0× |
| Graceville, MN single city | 1 | $779.64 | $779.64 | $779.64 | 1.0× |
| Greenville, ME single city | 1 | $190.50 | $190.50 | $190.50 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Gainesville, FL | 1 | $1,553.75 | $1,553.75 | $1,553.75 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $779.64 | $779.64 | $779.64 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $779.64 | $779.64 | $779.64 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $531.99 | $531.99 | $531.99 | 1.0× |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $294.75 | $294.75 | $294.75 | 1.0× |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $1,285.25 | $1,285.25 | $1,285.25 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $3,095.59 | $3,095.59 | $3,095.59 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $477.34 | $477.34 | $477.34 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $1,092.49 | $1,477.08 | $2,034.60 | 1.9× |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $1,057.50 | $1,057.50 | $1,057.50 | 1.0× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $177.80 | $177.80 | $177.80 | 1.0× |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $78.66 | $78.66 | $78.66 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $768.00 | $768.00 | $768.00 | 1.0× |
| Holland, MI | 1 | $70.20 | $70.20 | $70.20 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $2,777.27 | $3,185.38 | $3,593.49 | 1.3× |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $810.00 | $810.00 | $810.00 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $7,524.28 | $7,524.28 | $7,524.28 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $360.00 | $623.58 | $887.15 | 2.5× |
| John Day, OR single city | 1 | $454.50 | $454.50 | $454.50 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MI | 1 | $145.23 | $145.23 | $145.23 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $278.04 | $278.04 | $278.04 | 1.0× |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2 | $983.80 | $1,140.88 | $1,297.96 | 1.3× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $75.24 | $75.24 | $75.24 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $177.80 | $177.80 | $177.80 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $316.55 | $1,302.28 | $2,288.00 | 7.2× |
| Kodiak, AK single city | 1 | $894.66 | $894.66 | $894.66 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $281.64 | $281.64 | $281.64 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $207.84 | $207.84 | $207.84 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | 1.0× |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 3 | $294.75 | $294.75 | $294.75 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $341.05 | $341.05 | $341.05 | 1.0× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $508.30 | $508.30 | $508.30 | 1.0× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $429.90 | $429.90 | $429.90 | 1.0× |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $254.06 | $356.83 | $459.60 | 1.8× |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $632.97 | $632.97 | $632.97 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $1,325.71 | $1,680.16 | $2,034.60 | 1.5× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $100.60 | $100.60 | $100.60 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $102.85 | $246.04 | $389.23 | 3.8× |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $571.14 | $571.14 | $571.14 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $803.40 | $803.40 | $803.40 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $781.20 | $781.20 | $781.20 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1 | $795.00 | $795.00 | $795.00 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 6 | $772.45 | $1,922.99 | $3,869.11 | 5.0× |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $218.40 | $218.40 | $218.40 | 1.0× |
| Magazine, AR single city | 1 | $316.50 | $316.50 | $316.50 | 1.0× |
| Malone, NY single city | 1 | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, AR single city | 1 | $316.50 | $316.50 | $316.50 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $292.00 | $292.00 | $292.00 | 1.0× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $341.05 | $341.05 | $341.05 | 1.0× |
| Monroeville, AL single city | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 | $62.00 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $177.80 | $177.80 | $177.80 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $367.25 | $710.43 | $1,053.60 | 2.9× |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1 | $607.17 | $607.17 | $607.17 | 1.0× |
| Marietta, OH | 2 | $171.49 | $253.91 | $336.32 | 2.0× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $177.80 | $177.80 | $177.80 | 1.0× |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $255.72 | $255.72 | $255.72 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $677.30 | $677.30 | $677.30 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $18,213.23 | $18,213.23 | $18,213.23 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 10 | $466.05 | $1,442.03 | $2,110.77 | 4.5× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $103.95 | $103.95 | $103.95 | 1.0× |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 3 | $126.78 | $157.41 | $157.41 | 1.2× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $139.92 | $139.92 | $139.92 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $924.50 | $924.50 | $924.50 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $100.60 | $100.60 | $100.60 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $177.80 | $177.80 | $177.80 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $780.00 | $780.00 | $780.00 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Muskogee, OK | 1 | $162.40 | $162.40 | $162.40 | 1.0× |
| Neillsville, WI single city | 1 | $341.05 | $341.05 | $341.05 | 1.0× |
| New Hampton, IA single city | 1 | $350.35 | $350.35 | $350.35 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $705.38 | $705.38 | $705.38 | 1.0× |
| New Martinsville, WV single city | 1 | $792.00 | $792.00 | $792.00 | 1.0× |
| Newberry, MI single city | 1 | $271.85 | $271.85 | $271.85 | 1.0× |
| Newport, VT single city | 1 | $286.40 | $286.40 | $286.40 | 1.0× |
| Norway, ME single city | 1 | $188.80 | $188.80 | $188.80 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $144.13 | $206.26 | $268.38 | 1.9× |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $236.53 | $236.53 | $236.53 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 7 | $282.80 | $307.02 | $718.56 | 2.5× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $185.25 | $185.25 | $185.25 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 41 | $142.51 | $859.28 | $7,612.30 | 53.4× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $96.00 | $96.00 | $96.00 | 1.0× |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $514.92 | $514.92 | $514.92 | 1.0× |
| Ogallala, NE single city | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 | $113.00 | 1.0× |
| Olivia, MN single city | 1 | $282.43 | $282.43 | $282.43 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $609.60 | $609.60 | $609.60 | 1.0× |
| Ozark, AR single city | 1 | $312.00 | $312.00 | $312.00 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $495.00 | $495.00 | $495.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 4 | $83.80 | $421.87 | $568.49 | 6.8× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 5 | $300.37 | $303.75 | $692.64 | 2.3× |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 1 | $531.70 | $531.70 | $531.70 | 1.0× |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $746.00 | $746.00 | $746.00 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 3 | $1,553.75 | $1,553.75 | $4,802.00 | 3.1× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $705.38 | $705.38 | $705.38 | 1.0× |
| Paris, AR single city | 1 | $316.50 | $316.50 | $316.50 | 1.0× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $341.05 | $341.05 | $341.05 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 2 | $283.50 | $309.45 | $335.40 | 1.2× |
| Petersburg, WV single city | 1 | $192.80 | $192.80 | $192.80 | 1.0× |
| Pikeville, TN single city | 1 | $73.41 | $73.41 | $73.41 | 1.0× |
| Pittsfield, ME single city | 1 | $103.70 | $103.70 | $103.70 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $177.60 | $177.60 | $177.60 | 1.0× |
| Presque Isle, ME single city | 1 | $66.15 | $66.15 | $66.15 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $177.80 | $177.80 | $177.80 | 1.0× |
| Putnam, CT single city | 1 | $650.71 | $650.71 | $650.71 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $814.00 | $814.00 | $814.00 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $163.50 | $163.50 | $163.50 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $100.60 | $100.60 | $100.60 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 8 | $458.80 | $458.80 | $3,421.69 | 7.5× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $868.98 | $868.98 | $868.98 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 8 | $64.98 | $80.37 | $3,109.80 | 47.9× |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $191.90 | $191.90 | $191.90 | 1.0× |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $119.70 | $119.70 | $119.70 | 1.0× |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $456.29 | $456.29 | $456.29 | 1.0× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,949.00 | $1,949.00 | $1,949.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $466.05 | $466.05 | $466.05 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $1,608.80 | $1,608.80 | $1,608.80 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 4 | $94.38 | $155.58 | $223.10 | 2.4× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 7 | $359.45 | $359.45 | $3,565.77 | 9.9× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 3 | $792.00 | $820.80 | $2,678.00 | 3.4× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $2,220.50 | $2,220.50 | $2,220.50 | 1.0× |
| Rockport, ME single city | 1 | $213.80 | $213.80 | $213.80 | 1.0× |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $520.83 | $520.83 | $520.83 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,189.44 | $1,189.44 | $1,189.44 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $906.00 | $906.00 | $906.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $507.00 | $507.00 | $507.00 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $341.05 | $341.05 | $341.05 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $1,351.80 | $1,351.80 | $1,351.80 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 2 | $885.89 | $895.95 | $906.00 | 1.0× |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $822.64 | $822.64 | $822.64 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 6 | $204.53 | $1,417.45 | $2,141.10 | 10.5× |
| Sandstone, MN single city | 1 | $779.64 | $779.64 | $779.64 | 1.0× |
| Sistersville, WV single city | 1 | $486.41 | $486.41 | $486.41 | 1.0× |
| Sneedville, TN single city | 1 | $289.11 | $289.11 | $289.11 | 1.0× |
| South Boston, VA single city | 1 | $1,131.50 | $1,131.50 | $1,131.50 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $180.75 | $180.75 | $180.75 | 1.0× |
| Stafford Springs, CT single city | 1 | $7,190.20 | $7,190.20 | $7,190.20 | 1.0× |
| Suffolk, VA single city | 1 | $1,131.50 | $1,131.50 | $1,131.50 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 | $125.00 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | $4,209.22 | 2.1× |
| Salem, OR | 2 | $359.45 | $818.73 | $1,278.00 | 3.6× |
| Salisbury, MD | 1 | $280.85 | $280.85 | $280.85 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $820.26 | $820.26 | $820.26 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $254.50 | $254.50 | $254.50 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $832.70 | $832.70 | $832.70 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $976.00 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | 2.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | 1.0× |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $282.24 | $282.24 | $282.24 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $1,675.90 | $3,359.90 | $5,043.90 | 3.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $1,036.80 | $1,036.80 | $1,124.55 | 1.1× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $466.05 | $466.05 | $466.05 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $705.38 | $705.38 | $705.38 | 1.0× |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $597.35 | $597.35 | $597.35 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $144.13 | $144.13 | $144.13 | 1.0× |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $369.60 | $369.60 | $369.60 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $307.02 | $307.02 | $307.02 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $3,474.59 | $3,474.59 | $3,474.59 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $775.00 | $775.00 | $775.00 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $96.85 | $96.85 | $3,060.54 | 31.6× |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $341.05 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.1× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | 1.0× |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $495.20 | $495.20 | $495.20 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $705.00 | $705.00 | $705.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $465.00 | $465.00 | $465.00 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 3 | $991.00 | $2,369.50 | $5,553.52 | 5.6× |
| Taos, NM | 1 | $1,016.80 | $1,016.80 | $1,016.80 | 1.0× |
| Tiffin, OH | 1 | $8,224.20 | $8,224.20 | $8,224.20 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 3 | $336.00 | $1,503.00 | $15,333.42 | 45.6× |
| Traverse City, MI | 1 | $1,669.40 | $1,669.40 | $1,669.40 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $507.00 | $507.00 | $507.00 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $144.13 | $144.13 | $144.13 | 1.0× |
| Tulsa, OK | 2 | $162.40 | $162.40 | $162.40 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 1 | $3,667.98 | $3,667.98 | $3,667.98 | 1.0× |
| Valdez, AK single city | 1 | $396.24 | $396.24 | $396.24 | 1.0× |
| Vinita, OK single city | 1 | $162.40 | $162.40 | $162.40 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $496.42 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 | 4.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 5 | $1,131.50 | $1,131.50 | $1,131.50 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $705.38 | $705.38 | $705.38 | 1.0× |
| Wellsville, NY single city | 1 | $184.85 | $184.85 | $184.85 | 1.0× |
| Wheatland, WY single city | 1 | $153.25 | $153.25 | $153.25 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $705.38 | $705.38 | $705.38 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $367.25 | $367.25 | $367.25 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 | 1.0× |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $1,285.25 | $1,285.25 | $1,285.25 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 7 | $120.50 | $1,196.00 | $1,196.00 | 9.9× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $483.20 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $341.05 | $354.15 | $367.25 | 1.1× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $716.40 | $716.40 | $716.40 | 1.0× |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $345.15 | $345.15 | $345.15 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 3 | $130.50 | $352.00 | $1,398.00 | 10.7× |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $83.52 | $83.52 | $83.52 | 1.0× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | $575.00 | $575.00 | $575.00 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $341.05 | $354.15 | $367.25 | 1.1× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $1,812.00 | $1,829.00 | $1,846.00 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $2,034.60 | $2,034.60 | $2,034.60 | 1.0× |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $601.25 | $601.25 | $601.25 | 1.0× |
Common questions
How is it different from Mohs surgery?
Mohs surgery (17311) checks margins during the procedure and is used mainly on the face and high-risk cancers.
Is the lab exam included?
No. The pathology exam is billed separately.
How much does Medicare pay for CPT 11600 (Skin cancer removal)?
$723.47 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $630.29 across 642 hospitals, is 0.9× that.
Other mole removal prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.