Skin cancer removal cost in California
In California, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $80.64 to $12,756.00, with a median of $1,965.60. The lowest price is at Madera Community Hospital (Madera). The highest price is 158.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,965.60, is 179% above the US median of $705.38.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- California ranks 37th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 58 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$80.64Madera Community Hospital
Median$1,965.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,756.00in California
Lowest saves$1,884.96vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madera Community Hospital lowest Madera · Fresno, CA Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $80.64 | $134.40 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Weaverville · Weaverville, CA EXC MAL LESION 0.5>CM TRUNKEXTREMITIES | $90.50 | $181.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| American Advanced - Glenn Medical Center Willows · Willows, CA EXCISION, MALIGNANT LESION INCLUDING MARGINS, TRUNK, ARMS, OR LEGS; EXCISED DIAMETER 0.5 CM OR LESS | $170.10 | $283.50 | Oct 4, 2025 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Exc tr-ext mal+marg 0.5 cm/< | $207.04 | $390.65 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA TAL<.6CM | $207.73 | $296.75 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas · San Andreas, CA RHC EX MAL LES T/A/L<=0.5 | $273.77 | $405.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley · El Centro, CA 11600 Exc Malignant Lesion < 0.5 CM | $292.04 | $973.46 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairchild Medical Center Yreka · Yreka, CA Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $335.00 | $335.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Inyo Hospital Bishop · Bishop, CA 11600 Excision, malignant lesion including margins, trunk, arms, or legs; < 0.5cm | $354.00 | $354.00 | Oct 1, 2024 source file |
| Plumas District Hospital Quincy · Quincy, CA Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $356.00 | $445.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $532.00 | $532.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/OR LESS CDM | $772.45 | $2,207.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Removal Of Malignant Growth (0.5 Centimeters Or Less) Of The Trunk, Arms, Or Legs | $832.70 | $1,514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Ex M Trunk/Arms/Legs <0.5cm | $885.89 | $885.89 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Exc tr-ext mal+marg 0.5 cm/< | $906.00 | $3,639.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trnk/Arm/Leg | $906.00 | $4,709.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trnk/Arm/Leg | $906.00 | $4,709.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA EXC MAL LES T/A/L <0.5 CM | $906.00 | $2,896.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trnk/Arm/Leg | $906.00 | $4,709.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Rem Malg Skn Lsn Trnk/Ext<0.5c | $976.00 | $2,440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced · Merced, CA RHC EX MAL LES T/A/L<=0.5 | $1,071.41 | $2,067.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA EXC MAL LES T/A/L <=0.5CM | $1,139.62 | $2,734.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,965.60 | $3,510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < CM | $1,987.65 | $1,987.65 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < CM | $1,987.65 | $1,987.65 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < CM | $1,987.65 | $1,987.65 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < CM | $1,987.65 | $1,987.65 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Malig Les T/a/L <0.5cm | $2,578.32 | $10,313.29 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Malig Les T/a/L <0.5cm | $2,578.32 | $10,313.29 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Malig Les T/a/L <0.5cm | $2,578.32 | $10,313.29 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Malig Les T/a/L <0.5cm | $2,578.32 | $10,313.29 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC Malig Les T/a/L <0.5cm | $2,578.32 | $10,313.29 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Exc Tr-Ext Mal+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $2,854.50 | $2,854.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Exc Tr-Ext Mal+Marg 0.5 Cm/< | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Surgical Group 1 | $3,869.11 | $5,952.47 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $4,209.22 | $4,209.22 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| San Bernardino County Colton · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC EXC MALIGNANT LESIONS | $4,545.00 | $4,545.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REMOVAL OF CANCER SKIN GROWTH OF BODY; ARMS; OR LEGS; 0.5 CM OR LESS | $12,756.00 | $21,260.00 | Mar 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $772.45 | $1,987.65 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 6 | $832.70 | $2,578.32 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $207.73 | $895.94 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $976.00 | $1,965.60 |
| Fresno, CA | 2 | $80.64 | $1,023.12 |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $207.04 | $207.04 |
| Bishop, CA | 1 | $354.00 | $354.00 |
| El Centro, CA | 1 | $292.04 | $292.04 |
| Merced, CA | 1 | $1,071.41 | $1,071.41 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 1 | $1,139.62 | $1,139.62 |
| Quincy, CA | 1 | $356.00 | $356.00 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $906.00 | $906.00 |
| San Andreas, CA | 1 | $273.77 | $273.77 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $532.00 | $532.00 |
| Weaverville, CA | 1 | $90.50 | $90.50 |
| Willows, CA | 1 | $170.10 | $170.10 |
| Yreka, CA | 1 | $335.00 | $335.00 |
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
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Skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm in other states
- Alabama$699.95
- Alaska$656.83, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$735.12, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$863.98
- 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.