Skin cancer removal cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $247.52 to $18,213.23, with a median of $885.38. The lowest price is at Rhea Medical Center (Dayton). The highest price is 73.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $885.38, is 26% above the US median of $705.38.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Tennessee ranks 29th 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$247.52Rhea Medical Center
Median$885.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$18,213.23in Tennessee
Lowest saves$637.86vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhea Medical Center lowest Dayton · Dayton, TN ESX MALGNT TRUNK/ARM 0.5 CM 11600 | $247.52 | $364.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC EXC SKIN MALG<0.5 CM TRUNK ARM LEG | $289.11 | $1,257.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EXC SKIN MALG<0.5 CM TRUNK ARM LEG | $294.75 | $1,965.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC EXC SKIN MALG<0.5 CM TRUNK ARM LEG | $294.75 | $1,965.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EXC SKIN MALG<0.5 CM TRUNK ARM LEG | $294.75 | $1,965.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC EXC SKIN MALG<0.5 CM TRUNK ARM LEG | $294.75 | $1,965.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 11600 Exc Malignant Lesion < 0.5 CM | $297.58 | $779.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC EXC LESN MAL TRUNK/ARM | $651.34 | $2,246.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC EXC LESN MAL TRUNK/ARM | $651.34 | $2,246.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC EXC LESN MAL TRUNK/ARM | $651.34 | $2,246.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $885.38 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC EXC MAL LES TR/ARM/LEGS .5CM | $942.76 | $3,185.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 11600 Exc Malignant Lesion < 0.5 CM | $1,022.40 | $1,704.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC EXC MAL LES TR/ARM/LEGS .5CM | $1,347.26 | $3,185.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Excision, malignant lesion including margins, trunk, arms, or legs; excised diameter 0.5 cm or less | $2,586.84 | $11,102.33 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY REMOVAL OF SKIN LESION | $8,127.06 | $41,892.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/< | $18,213.23 | $82,787.43 | Mar 19, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $18,213.23 | $18,213.23 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $651.34 | $953.89 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 3 | $294.75 | $294.75 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 2 | $942.76 | $1,145.01 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $8,127.06 | $8,127.06 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $247.52 | $247.52 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $294.75 | $294.75 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $297.58 | $297.58 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $289.11 | $289.11 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $651.34 | $651.34 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $651.34 | $651.34 |
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
- 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
- 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.