Skin cancer removal cost in Texas
In Texas, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $119.70 to $3,773.28, with a median of $1,293.22. The lowest price is at Methodist Hospital Plainview (Plainview). The highest price is 31.5× 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$119.70Methodist Hospital Plainview
Median$1,293.22half pay less
Highest$3,773.28in Texas
Lowest saves$1,173.52vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Plainview lowest Plainview · Plainview, TX HC PR 11600 EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/OR LESS RHC | $119.70 | $285.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso · El Paso, TX EMP EXCISION MAL NON-FACE #PF# | $122.64 | $613.20 | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso · El Paso, TX YSL EXCISION MAL NON-FACE #PF# | $122.64 | $613.20 | — source file |
| University Health System San Antonio · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HC EXC MALIG LESION =< 0.5CM TRNK/ARMS/LEGS | $254.50 | $1,018.00 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $615.75 | $821.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX EXC MALIGNANT LESION INCLUDING MARGIN TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5CM OR LESS 11600 | $627.60 | $1,046.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,218.88 | $2,031.47 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,218.88 | $2,031.47 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,218.88 | $2,031.47 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,218.88 | $2,031.47 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,218.88 | $2,031.47 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,218.88 | $2,031.47 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,218.88 | $2,031.47 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 11600 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MAR 0.5 | $1,367.55 | $2,279.25 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 11600 EXC TR-EXT MAL+MAR 0.5 | $1,367.55 | $2,279.25 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,674.91 | $2,791.51 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,674.91 | $2,791.51 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,674.91 | $2,791.51 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,674.91 | $2,791.51 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,674.91 | $2,791.51 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,674.91 | $2,791.51 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,674.91 | $2,791.51 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG - 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,674.91 | $2,791.51 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $2,777.27 | $2,777.27 | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,593.49 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC EXC MAL LES T/A/L <0.5 CM | $3,773.28 | $3,773.28 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $1,218.88 | $1,218.88 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5 | $615.75 | $1,367.55 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 |
| El Paso, TX | 2 | $122.64 | $122.64 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $2,777.27 | $3,185.38 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $119.70 | $119.70 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $254.50 | $254.50 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $1,674.91 | $1,674.91 |
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
- New York$836.57
- 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
- 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.