Skin cancer removal cost in New York
In New York, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $72.95 to $10,498.44, with a median of $836.57. The lowest price is at Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Elmira) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 143.9× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$72.95Arnot Ogden Medical Center + 2 more
Median$836.57half pay less
Highest$10,498.44in New York
Lowest saves$763.62vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC (T)Excision Malig Lesion Trunk Arms Legs;Excised .5cm or Le | $72.95 | $364.73 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital lowest Bath · Corning, NY HC (T)Excision Malig Lesion Trunk Arms Legs;Excised .5cm or Le | $72.95 | $364.73 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC (T)Excision Malig Lesion Trunk Arms Legs;Excised .5cm or Le | $72.95 | $364.73 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $75.24 | $342.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $142.51 | $521.68 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $184.85 | $310.00 | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $199.46 | $334.50 | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $204.53 | $343.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $270.00 | $270.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $270.00 | $270.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $270.00 | $270.00 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY HC Fac Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $282.24 | $352.80 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY HC Fac Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $282.24 | $352.80 | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $302.50 | $605.00 | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION.................. | $355.00 | $355.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $379.00 | $379.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $723.47 | $311.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $723.47 | $319.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $723.47 | $311.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXCISION, MALIGNANT LESION INCLUDING MARGIN, TRUNK, ARM, OR L | $832.60 | $2,537.35 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXCISION, MALIGNANT LESION INCLUDING MARGIN, TRUNK, ARM, OR L | $832.60 | $2,537.35 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXCISION, MALIGNANT LESION INCLUDING MARGIN, TRUNK, ARM, OR L | $832.60 | $2,537.35 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Exc tr-ext mal+marg 0.5 cm/< | $840.54 | — | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < CM | $859.28 | $4,522.51 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < CM | $859.28 | $4,522.51 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < CM | $859.28 | $4,522.51 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5 < CM | $859.28 | $4,522.51 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY EXC MAL LESION TRUNK<.5 CM | $954.00 | $776.69 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $1,045.00 | $1,045.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $1,045.00 | $1,045.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Exc Mal Les < .5 Trunk/Extrem | $1,409.19 | $1,409.19 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $1,485.00 | $1,650.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $1,485.00 | $1,650.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $1,485.00 | $1,650.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $1,485.00 | $1,650.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $1,485.00 | $1,650.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $1,949.00 | $1,949.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC EXCISION MALIGNANT LESION_ 0.5 CM OR LESS_ TRUNK_ ARMS_ LEGS | $1,994.36 | $3,068.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC EXCISION MALIGNANT LESION_ 0.5 CM OR LESS_ TRUNK_ ARMS_ LEGS | $1,994.36 | $3,068.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC EXCISION MALIGNANT LESION_ 0.5 CM OR LESS_ TRUNK_ ARMS_ LEGS | $2,141.10 | $2,676.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,382.00 | $3,382.00 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OF CANCER SKIN GROWTH OF BODY; ARMS; OR LEGS; 0.5 CM OR LESS | $4,975.50 | $4,975.50 | — source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Excision Malignant Lesion Trunk/Arms/Legs <= 0.5 Cm | $10,498.44 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 21 | $142.51 | $859.28 |
| Rochester, NY | 6 | $204.53 | $1,417.45 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $270.00 | $270.00 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $72.95 | $199.46 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $72.95 | $72.95 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 1 | $10,498.44 | $10,498.44 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $282.24 | $282.24 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $379.00 | $379.00 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $75.24 | $75.24 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $1,450.00 | $1,450.00 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,949.00 | $1,949.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $184.85 | $184.85 |
What it is
This code covers cutting out a skin cancer up to 0.5 cm across, with a margin of normal skin, from the body, arms or legs.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.
Skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm in other states
- Alabama$687.50
- Alaska$1,060.56
- Arizona$735.12
- Arkansas$314.25
- California$1,965.60
- Colorado$2,882.22
- Connecticut$806.10
- Delaware$3,359.90
- Florida$1,796.40
- Georgia$632.97
- Hawaii$3,667.98
- Idaho$1,783.00
- Illinois$425.75
- Indiana$218.40
- Iowa$483.20
- Kansas$207.84
- Kentucky$177.80
- Louisiana$392.18
- Maine$190.50
- Maryland$387.93
- Massachusetts$775.00
- Michigan$154.10
- Minnesota$779.64
- Mississippi$9,245.64
- Missouri$277.95
- Montana$307.50
- Nebraska$514.92
- Nevada$507.00
- New Hampshire$389.23
- New Jersey$872.40
- New Mexico$1,016.80
- North Carolina$597.35
- North Dakota$85.86
- Ohio$1,372.15
- Oklahoma$162.40
- Oregon$359.45
- Pennsylvania$619.50
- Rhode Island$820.80
- South Carolina$746.00
- Tennessee$294.75
- Texas$1,293.22
- Utah$820.26
- Vermont$292.00
- Virginia$1,131.50
- Washington$1,036.80
- West Virginia$792.00
- Wisconsin$367.25
- Wyoming$369.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.