Skin cancer removal cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $473.31 to $1,598.80, with a median of $622.50. The lowest price is at Duke Regional Hospital (Durham). The highest price is 3.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $622.50, is 12% below the US median of $705.38.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- North Carolina ranks 19th 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$473.31Duke Regional Hospital
Median$622.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,598.80in North Carolina
Lowest saves$149.19vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Excisn Lesn Mlg Tr/Lmb <=0.5cm | $473.31 | $1,753.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Excisn Lesn Mlg Tr/Lmb <=0.5cm | $520.83 | $1,929.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Excisn Lesn Mlg Tr/Lmb <=0.5cm | $520.83 | $1,929.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $575.00 | $1,150.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $607.00 | $1,214.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG < 0.5CM | $622.50 | $1,245.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Ex Ml Tk/Arm/Leg 0.5cmless | $822.64 | $1,469.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Exc Tr-Ext Mlg+Marg 0.5<Cm | $984.00 | $1,968.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Ex Ml Tk/Arm/Leg 0.5cmless | $1,285.25 | $2,425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Ex Ml Tk/Arm/Leg 0.5cmless | $1,285.25 | $2,425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Excision, malignant lesion including margins, trunk, arms, or legs; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less | $1,336.11 | $3,340.28 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 11600 Exc Malignant Lesion < 0.5 CM-HENR_IN | $1,598.80 | $2,284.00 | Sep 1, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 8 | $622.50 | $622.50 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $575.00 | $591.00 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $622.50 | $622.50 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $520.83 | $520.83 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $473.31 | $473.31 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $984.00 | $984.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $1,285.25 | $1,285.25 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $520.83 | $520.83 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $822.64 | $822.64 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $1,336.11 | $1,336.11 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $622.50 | $622.50 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $1,598.80 | $1,598.80 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $1,285.25 | $1,285.25 |
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
- 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 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.