Skin cancer removal cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $189.92 to $3,305.85, with a median of $568.87. The lowest price is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The highest price is 17.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $568.87, is 19% below the US median of $705.38.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Illinois ranks 18th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$189.92Humboldt Park Health
Median$568.87half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,305.85in Illinois
Lowest saves$378.95vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $189.92 | $678.30 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < | $207.20 | $296.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Exc Mal Les T/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm | $223.82 | $1,178.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Exc Mal Les T/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm | $223.82 | $1,178.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Exc Mal Les T/AR/Lg < 0.6 Cm | $270.94 | $1,178.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $281.64 | $1,058.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana · Taylorville, IL 11600 Excision, malignant lesion including margins, trunk, arms, or legs; < 0.5cm | $334.00 | $334.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $387.20 | $484.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Sarah D Culbertson Memorial Hospital Rushville · Rushville, IL Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $392.40 | $436.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Morrison Community Hospital Morrison · Sterling, IL EXC MAL LES TAL <=0.5CM | $412.00 | $412.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk Arm Leg | $425.75 | $655.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville · St. Louis, MO-IL Excision, malignant lesion including margins, trunk, arms, or legs, excised diameter 0.5 cm or less | $568.00 | $568.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION 11600 | $569.73 | $759.64 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $640.80 | $712.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $704.00 | $704.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $704.00 | $704.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $704.00 | $704.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < CM | $813.00 | $813.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| County of Clay Flora · Flora, IL HC EXC SKIN MALIG TRNK/EXTRM <=0.5CM | $841.00 | $841.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $1,944.00 | $1,944.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $1,944.00 | $1,944.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL EXCISION MALIGNANT LESION 0.5 CM OR LESS | $1,956.80 | $2,446.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $2,720.00 | $2,720.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Excsn, Malignant Les Incl Mrgns, Trunk, Arms, Or Legs; Excised Diameter 0.5 Cm Or Less | $3,241.00 | $3,241.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,305.85 | $3,305.85 | Mar 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 12 | $189.92 | $425.75 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 2 | $813.00 | $1,766.50 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $1,944.00 | $1,944.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $640.80 | $640.80 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $1,956.80 | $1,956.80 |
| Flora, IL | 1 | $841.00 | $841.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $387.20 | $387.20 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $281.64 | $281.64 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $1,944.00 | $1,944.00 |
| Rushville, IL | 1 | $392.40 | $392.40 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $569.73 | $569.73 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 1 | $568.00 | $568.00 |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $412.00 | $412.00 |
| Taylorville, IL | 1 | $334.00 | $334.00 |
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 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
- Alabama$699.95
- 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
- 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.