Skin cancer removal cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $110.88 to $1,477.60, with a median of $544.29. The lowest price is at Aitkin Community Hospital (Aitkin). The highest price is 13.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $544.29, is 23% below the US median of $705.38.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Minnesota ranks 17th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$110.88Aitkin Community Hospital
Median$544.29half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,477.60in Minnesota
Lowest saves$433.41vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin Community Hospital lowest Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC EXC MAL LESION TRUNK, ARM, LEG <0.5 CM | $110.88 | $198.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI EXC TR-EXT MARG .5< | $214.90 | $307.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN EXCISION, MALIGNANT LESION INCLUDING MARGINS, TRUNK, ARMS, OR LEGS; EXC DIA 0.5 CM OR LESS | $255.00 | $300.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $271.56 | $438.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Exc Mal Les W/Mrgn T/a/L 0.5 Cm/< | $307.36 | $565.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $345.00 | $460.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $382.20 | $588.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Exc Mal Les W/Mrgn T/a/L 0.5 Cm/< | $465.00 | $565.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $516.56 | $587.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $544.29 | $647.96 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $779.64 | $1,055.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $779.64 | $1,055.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $779.64 | $1,055.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $779.64 | $1,055.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $779.64 | $1,055.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $779.64 | $1,055.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN EXC SKIN MALIG <5MM TRUNK,ARM,LEG | $779.64 | $1,055.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $795.00 | $795.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN SURG 11600 EXC MALIG LESN INCL MARGINS TRUNK ARMS LEGS EXC DIAM 0.5 CM < | $1,477.60 | $1,847.00 | Mar 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 3 | $307.36 | $779.64 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $779.64 | $787.32 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $779.64 | $779.64 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $110.88 | $110.88 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $1,477.60 | $1,477.60 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $382.20 | $382.20 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $544.29 | $544.29 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $779.64 | $779.64 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $779.64 | $779.64 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $255.00 | $255.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $345.00 | $345.00 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $214.90 | $214.90 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $516.56 | $516.56 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $779.64 | $779.64 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $271.56 | $271.56 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $465.00 | $465.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.