Skin cancer removal cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $93.00 to $22,351.37, with a median of $507.33. The lowest price is at Lasalle General Hospital (Jena). The highest price is 240.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $507.33, is 28% below the US median of $705.38.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Louisiana ranks 14th of 39 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 11600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$93.00Lasalle General Hospital
Median$507.33half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$414.33vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasalle General Hospital lowest Jena · Jena, LA EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM | $93.00 | $155.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA PR EXC SKIN MALIG <0.5 CM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $157.92 | $376.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Malignant Growth (0.5 Cm or Less) of the Trunk Arms or Legs | $282.80 | $2,020.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Malignant Growth (0.5 Cm or Less) of the Trunk Arms or Legs | $307.02 | $2,193.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Malignant Growth (0.5 Cm or Less) of the Trunk Arms or Legs | $307.02 | $2,193.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Removal of Malignant Growth (0.5 Cm or Less) of the Trunk Arms or Legs | $307.02 | $2,193.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Malignant Growth (0.5 Cm or Less) of the Trunk Arms or Legs | $307.02 | $2,193.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC MALIGNANT LESION TRUNK,ARMS,LEGS <.5CM | $377.30 | $1,715.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $444.60 | $1,482.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $477.34 | $795.56 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Malignant Growth (0.5 Cm or Less) of the Trunk Arms or Legs | $507.33 | $1,879.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC MALIGNANT LESION TRUNK,ARMS,LEGS <.5CM | $521.60 | $1,630.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA EXC TRK ARM LEG <=0.5CM MALIG | $609.62 | $1,016.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Malignant Growth (0.5 Cm or Less) of the Trunk Arms or Legs | $638.66 | $2,903.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $644.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Removal of Malignant Growth (0.5 Cm or Less) of the Trunk Arms or Legs | $718.56 | $4,491.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center Bayville · Monroe, LA EXCIS MAL LESION-TRUNK EXTEM <0.5 | $768.00 | $1,024.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA HC Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $1,357.70 | $5,662.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA excision, malignant lesion, trunk, arms, legs; lesion 0.5 cm or less | $2,353.41 | $3,395.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA EXCISION MALIGNANT LESION 0.5<CM | $2,820.00 | $3,760.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 9 | $282.80 | $377.30 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $477.34 | $917.52 |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $444.60 | $1,632.30 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $157.92 | $383.77 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $644.20 | $706.10 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $521.60 | $521.60 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $2,353.41 | $2,353.41 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $307.02 | $307.02 |
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
- Illinois$568.87
- Indiana$483.75
- Iowa$405.70
- Kansas$260.95
- Kentucky$216.00
- 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.