Skin cancer removal cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $200.00 to $3,060.54, with a median of $633.10. The lowest price is at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (Ste. Genevieve). The highest price is 15.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $633.10, is 10% below the US median of $705.38.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Missouri ranks 21st of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 28 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$200.00Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Median$633.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,060.54in Missouri
Lowest saves$433.10vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital lowest Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $200.00 | $400.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO EXC MALG LES TRNK/ARM/LG 0.5 CM/< | $210.00 | $210.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, MO Excision Trunk, Arm, Legs Malignant<= 0.5cm. | $258.75 | $345.00 | Jul 7, 2024 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO 11600 Excision, malignant lesion including margins, trunk, arms, or legs; < 0.5cm | $300.80 | $376.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO EX MALIG LESN TRNK/ARM/LEG <0.5CM | $330.75 | $735.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO EXC MAL LES .5 CM OR< TRUNK,ARMS,LEGS | $360.00 | $400.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 11600 Exc Mal Les Trunk/Arm/Legs >=0.5cm ESL | $450.45 | $819.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 11600 Trunk/Arms/Legs =< 0.5 cm WPL | $450.45 | $819.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $483.60 | $744.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $515.17 | $735.96 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $516.10 | $794.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $531.70 | $818.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $531.70 | $818.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $633.10 | $974.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $633.10 | $974.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $633.10 | $974.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $669.50 | $1,030.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $707.20 | $1,088.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $744.00 | $930.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO EXCISION MALIGNANT LESION TRUNK/ARMS/LEGS 0-0.5CM-FUL | $834.00 | $1,390.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $947.57 | $1,579.28 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC MALIGNANT LESION INCLUDING MARGINS, TRUNK, ARMS, OR LEGS; EX | $1,615.00 | $1,900.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC MALIGNANT LESION INCLUDING MARGINS, TRUNK, ARMS, OR LEGS; EX | $1,615.00 | $1,900.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC MALIGNANT LESION INCLUDING MARGINS, TRUNK, ARMS, OR LEGS; EX | $1,615.00 | $1,900.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Exc.Malig.Les.Tr,0.5 Cm or < | $1,924.00 | $2,960.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Exc Mal Les Trnk/Ext 0.5cm Or< | $2,288.00 | $3,520.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System one side Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Exc tr-ext mal+marg 0.5 cm/< | $3,047.80 | $10,159.33 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,060.54 | $3,060.54 | Mar 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $633.10 | $707.20 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $483.60 | $1,385.80 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $450.45 | $450.45 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $1,615.00 | $1,615.00 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $1,615.00 | $1,615.00 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $531.70 | $531.70 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $669.50 | $669.50 |
| Carrollton, MO | 1 | $258.75 | $258.75 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $531.70 | $531.70 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $947.57 | $947.57 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $633.10 | $633.10 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $834.00 | $834.00 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $300.80 | $300.80 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $330.75 | $330.75 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $3,047.80 | $3,047.80 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $516.10 | $516.10 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $515.17 | $515.17 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Springfield, MO | 1 | $744.00 | $744.00 |
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
- Minnesota$544.29
- Mississippi$360.00
- 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.