Skin cancer removal cost in Washington
In Washington, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for skin cancer removal (excision), body, arms or legs, up to 0.5 cm: from $220.35 to $3,474.59, with a median of $667.17. The lowest price is at Astria Toppenish Hospital (Toppenish). The highest price is 15.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $667.17, is 5% below the US median of $705.38.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($723.47).
- Washington ranks 22nd of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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$220.35Astria Toppenish Hospital
Median$667.17half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,474.59in Washington
Lowest saves$446.82vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astria Toppenish Hospital lowest Toppenish · Yakima, WA 11600 Exc Malignant Lesion < 0.5 CM | $220.35 | $339.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA HC PR 11600 Excision Mal Lesion Trunk/Arm/Leg 0.5 Cm/or Less Rhc | $324.00 | $324.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA EXC MAL LES +MAR <.5cm | $360.23 | $423.80 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Exc tr-ext mal+marg 0.5 cm/< | $442.40 | $553.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA 11600 Exc Malignant Lesion < 0.5 CM | $444.03 | $779.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $500.80 | $626.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $605.20 | $712.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | $617.93 | $617.93 | Sep 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 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC EXC TR-EXT MLG+MARG 0.5<CM | $780.00 | $975.00 | Mar 26, 2026 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 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 |
| 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 | Jan 1, 2026 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 | Mar 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 4 | $1,036.80 | $1,036.80 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $442.40 | $617.93 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $500.80 | $1,054.80 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $605.20 | $605.20 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $444.03 | $444.03 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 1 | $324.00 | $324.00 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $780.00 | $780.00 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $360.23 | $360.23 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $3,474.59 | $3,474.59 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $220.35 | $220.35 |
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
- Tennessee$885.38
- Texas$1,183.20
- Utah$1,188.60, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$267.67
- Virginia$1,131.50
- West Virginia$812.00
- Wisconsin$367.25
- Wyoming$280.00, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.