Skin cancer removal cost in Washington
In Washington, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $359.45 to $3,474.59, with a median of $1,036.80. The lowest price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver). The highest price is 9.7× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA PR EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/< | $359.45 | $553.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Exc Skin Malig <5mm Trunk,Arm,Leg--Pbb | $716.40 | $796.00 | — source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5<CM | $780.00 | $975.00 | — source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/OR LESS CDM | $1,036.80 | $2,160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC EXCISION MAL LESION TRUNK/ARM/LEG 0.5 CM/OR LESS CDM | $1,036.80 | $2,160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA EXCISION,MALIG,TRUNK/ARMS/LEGS, 0.5CM OR LESS | $1,124.55 | $2,205.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $1,608.80 | $2,011.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA EXC TR-EXT MAL+MARG 0.5 CM/< | $3,474.59 | $3,474.59 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $1,036.80 | $1,036.80 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $780.00 | $780.00 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $1,608.80 | $1,608.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $359.45 | $359.45 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $3,474.59 | $3,474.59 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $716.40 | $716.40 |
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
- Texas$1,293.22
- Utah$820.26
- Vermont$292.00
- Virginia$1,131.50
- West Virginia$792.00
- Wisconsin$367.25
- Wyoming$369.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.