Skin cancer removal cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $61.20 to $29,779.20, with a median of $1,050.49. The lowest price is at UPMC Cole (Coudersport). The highest price is 486.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,050.49, is 49% above the US median of $705.38.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Pennsylvania ranks 32nd of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 46 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 Oct 26, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$61.20UPMC Cole
Median$1,050.49half of hospitals charge less
Highest$29,779.20in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$989.29vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Cole lowest Coudersport · Coudersport, PA EXC-MAL LESION 0.5CM OR LESS | $61.20 | $102.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA EX MAL LES .5<A,L,T-MCR | $190.00 | $190.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA HC Fac Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $282.24 | $352.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA HC Fac Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $282.24 | $352.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA HC Fac Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trunk,Arm,Leg | $282.24 | $352.80 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA EXC MALIGNANT LESION TRUN | $388.50 | $555.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Exc Malig Trunk .5Cm Or Less | $458.80 | $1,147.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Exc Malig Trunk .5Cm Or Less | $458.80 | $1,147.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Exc Malig Trunk .5Cm Or Less | $458.80 | $1,147.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Exc Malig Trunk .5Cm Or Less | $458.80 | $1,147.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trnk/Arm/Leg | $696.00 | $2,695.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Exc Skin Malig <0.5 Cm Trnk/Arm/Leg | $723.00 | $2,695.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Excision Mal Les Trunk <05 | $853.44 | $1,524.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $856.80 | $952.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $856.80 | $952.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,034.18 | $1,246.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,034.18 | $1,246.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,034.18 | $1,246.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,034.18 | $1,246.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,034.18 | $1,246.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,034.18 | $1,246.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,034.18 | $1,246.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,034.18 | $1,246.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Excision Mal Les Trunk <05 | $1,066.80 | $1,524.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 11600 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< Tech | $1,092.49 | $4,573.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,152.00 | $1,280.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $1,152.00 | $1,280.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 11600 Lesion Malign Trunk Arm Leg 0.5cm | $1,189.44 | $4,573.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 11600 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< Tech | $1,325.71 | $4,573.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 11600 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< Tech | $1,439.12 | $4,573.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 11600 Lesion Malign Trunk Arm Leg 0.5cm | $1,515.03 | $4,573.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 < CM | $2,034.60 | $3,391.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 < CM | $2,034.60 | $3,391.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 < CM | $2,034.60 | $3,391.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Exc Trnk-Extr Mal+Marg 0.5cm/< - WCC | $2,063.43 | $3,439.05 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EXC MAL LES TAL <=0.5 CM | $2,574.60 | $4,291.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EXC MAL LES TAL <= 0.5 CM | $3,109.80 | $5,183.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,421.69 | $3,421.69 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA EXC MAL LES TRUNK ARM LEG <.5CM | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA EXC MAL LES TRUNK ARM LEG <.5CM | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA EXC MAL LES TRUNK ARM LEG <.5CM | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA EXC MAL LES TRUNK ARM LEG <.5CM | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA EXC MAL LES TRUNK ARM LEG <.5CM | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA EXC MAL LES TRUNK ARM LEG <.5CM | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $10,525.92 | $43,858.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $29,779.20 | — | Jan 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 10 | $458.80 | $709.50 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $1,034.18 | $1,034.18 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $1,092.49 | $1,477.08 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $1,066.80 | $2,574.60 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $282.24 | $282.24 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $1,325.71 | $1,680.16 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $856.80 | $856.80 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $2,034.60 | $15,906.90 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $853.44 | $853.44 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $61.20 | $61.20 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $1,034.18 | $1,034.18 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 |
| Montrose, PA | 1 | $388.50 | $388.50 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,189.44 | $1,189.44 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $10,525.92 | $10,525.92 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $8,518.00 | $8,518.00 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $190.00 | $190.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.