Skin cancer removal cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $62.00 to $7,524.28, with a median of $699.95. The lowest price is at Monroe County Hospital (Monroeville). The highest price is 121.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $699.95, is about the same as the US median of $705.38.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Alabama ranks 23rd of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 8 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 11600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$62.00Monroe County Hospital
Median$699.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,524.28in Alabama
Lowest saves$637.95vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Hospital lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL EXC MALIGNANT LESION T/A/L <0.5 CM | $62.00 | $155.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Exc Malig Les-Trk,Arm,Leg .5< | $126.75 | $169.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5CM OR < | $548.61 | $914.35 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 11600 Excision Malig. Lesion Trunk/arms/leg <0.5cm | $687.50 | $1,250.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL EXC MAL LES/TK/ARM/LEG; 0.5 CM OR < | $712.40 | $1,096.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC MALIGNANT LESION TRUNK,ARMS,LEGS <.5CM | $1,818.68 | $2,393.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL MAL LESION 0.5 OR LESS | $2,398.95 | $2,398.95 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $7,524.28 | $41,801.53 | Jan 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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $126.75 | $1,262.85 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $687.50 | $687.50 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,818.68 | $1,818.68 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $712.40 | $712.40 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $7,524.28 | $7,524.28 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $548.61 | $548.61 |
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 skin cancer removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Skin cancer removal explained.
Skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm in other states
- Alaska$656.83, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$735.12, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$863.98
- California$1,965.60
- Colorado$1,998.21
- Connecticut$907.20, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$3,359.90, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$953.81, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,634.55
- Georgia$632.97
- Hawaii$2,419.89, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$532.97
- Illinois$568.87
- Indiana$483.75
- Iowa$405.70
- Kansas$260.95
- Kentucky$216.00
- Louisiana$507.33
- Maine$344.98
- Maryland$495.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,034.00
- Michigan$329.62
- Minnesota$544.29
- Mississippi$360.00
- Missouri$633.10
- Montana$329.06
- Nebraska$453.00
- Nevada$440.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$246.04, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$1,000.28
- New Mexico$758.49
- New York$859.28
- North Carolina$622.50
- North Dakota$529.50
- Ohio$1,372.15
- Oklahoma$320.00
- Oregon$463.25
- Pennsylvania$1,050.49
- Puerto Rico$440.17, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$820.80, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$3,456.99
- South Dakota$839.10
- Tennessee$885.38
- Texas$1,183.20
- Utah$1,188.60, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$267.67
- Virginia$1,131.50
- Washington$667.17
- West Virginia$812.00
- Wisconsin$367.25
- Wyoming$280.00, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.