Mohs surgery cost without insurance
Across 166 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for Mohs surgery for skin cancer, first stage, head, neck, hands, feet or genitals from $150.78 to $6,289.69. The median market price is $1,185.12. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Mole removal costs
Lowest$150.78any market
Median market$1,185.12middle of market medians
Highest$6,289.69any market
Listings301hospital prices
Compared with Medicare
$755.08 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $1,170.40 across 301 hospitals, is 1.6× that.
Researchers often measure hospital prices as a multiple of Medicare's rate, and it is a concrete number to mention when you ask a hospital for a cash discount. Source: CMS.
What it is
Mohs surgery removes skin cancer in thin layers, checking each under a microscope during the procedure until the margins are clear. It is used for the face and other sensitive areas.
What the price covers
The price covers the first stage, including the surgeon's lab exam of the tissue. Additional stages and the wound repair are billed separately.
Why prices differ
Most Mohs surgery is done in dermatology offices, which often charge less than hospitals.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 17311 includes additional stages and closing the wound.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Arizona$906.95
- Arkansas$480.00
- California$1,657.60
- Colorado$1,693.24
- Connecticut$730.20
- Florida$1,491.75
- Georgia$577.98
- Idaho$1,686.00
- Illinois$746.55
- Indiana$746.55
- Iowa$1,634.40
- Kentucky$746.55
- Louisiana$230.72
- Maine$666.96
- Maryland$1,719.00
- Massachusetts$1,105.10
- Michigan$544.73
- Minnesota$1,274.04
- Nebraska$998.14
- New Hampshire$413.71
- New Jersey$678.13
- New York$1,000.00
- North Carolina$1,223.03
- Ohio$1,190.40
- Oklahoma$948.00
- Oregon$1,409.85
- Pennsylvania$247.50
- South Carolina$564.00
- Tennessee$556.51
- Texas$1,268.84
- Utah$643.65
- Vermont$1,966.33
- Washington$985.83
- West Virginia$527.39
- Wisconsin$1,274.04
- Wyoming$1,879.88
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada, MN single city | 1 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | 1.0× |
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $746.55 | $746.55 | $746.55 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 1 | $630.00 | $630.00 | $630.00 | 1.0× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $1,658.40 | $1,658.40 | $1,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $1,274.00 | $1,274.00 | $1,274.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $678.00 | $678.00 | $678.00 | 1.0× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $948.00 | $948.00 | $948.00 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $577.98 | $577.98 | $577.98 | 1.0× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $956.24 | $956.24 | $956.24 | 1.0× |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $577.98 | $577.98 | $577.98 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $1,254.01 | $1,254.01 | $1,254.01 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $328.50 | $328.50 | $328.50 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $764.07 | $764.07 | $764.07 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $666.96 | $666.96 | $666.96 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 5 | $1,028.94 | $1,028.94 | $1,028.94 | 1.0× |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $1,091.65 | $1,091.65 | $1,091.65 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 2 | $1,686.00 | $1,686.00 | $1,686.00 | 1.0× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 2 | $829.80 | $949.00 | $1,068.20 | 1.3× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $1,693.24 | $1,693.24 | $1,693.24 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $954.00 | $1,179.84 | $1,405.67 | 1.5× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $2,841.00 | $2,841.00 | $2,841.00 | 1.0× |
| Cades, SC single city | 1 | $407.50 | $407.50 | $407.50 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Concord, NC single city | 1 | $1,223.03 | $1,223.03 | $1,223.03 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,315.50 | $1,315.50 | $1,315.50 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 1 | $564.00 | $564.00 | $564.00 | 1.0× |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 8 | $1,223.03 | $1,223.03 | $1,223.03 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $426.10 | $426.10 | $426.10 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $1,879.88 | $1,879.88 | $1,879.88 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 10 | $249.85 | $585.00 | $4,201.00 | 16.8× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 2 | $2,673.60 | $2,673.60 | $2,673.60 | 1.0× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $849.50 | $849.50 | $849.50 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 2 | $499.67 | $846.54 | $1,193.40 | 2.4× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $1,586.70 | $1,586.70 | $1,586.70 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $1,658.40 | $1,658.40 | $1,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $328.50 | $328.50 | $328.50 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2 | $1,757.25 | $2,527.39 | $3,297.53 | 1.9× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 4 | $1,693.24 | $1,693.24 | $1,693.24 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 4 | $411.45 | $411.45 | $411.45 | 1.0× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 4 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | $1,302.34 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $1,170.40 | $1,363.25 | $1,556.10 | 1.3× |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $178.20 | $178.20 | $178.20 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $746.55 | $746.55 | $746.55 | 1.0× |
| Farmington, CT single city | 1 | $730.20 | $730.20 | $730.20 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | 1.0× |
| Gassaway, WV single city | 1 | $328.50 | $328.50 | $328.50 | 1.0× |
| Graceville, MN single city | 1 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Gainesville, FL | 1 | $1,040.60 | $1,040.60 | $1,040.60 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $1,404.74 | $1,404.74 | $1,404.74 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $1,686.00 | $1,686.00 | $1,686.00 | 1.0× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $389.82 | $389.82 | $389.82 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $950.58 | $1,252.19 | $1,318.24 | 1.4× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $746.55 | $746.55 | $746.55 | 1.0× |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $227.70 | $227.70 | $227.70 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $3,342.00 | $3,469.71 | $3,597.41 | 1.1× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $529.17 | $529.17 | $529.17 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $217.80 | $217.80 | $217.80 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $746.55 | $746.55 | $746.55 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | 1.0× |
| Ladysmith, WI single city | 1 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | 1.0× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $1,235.90 | $1,235.90 | $1,235.90 | 1.0× |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 2 | $605.95 | $909.78 | $1,213.60 | 2.0× |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $577.98 | $577.98 | $577.98 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $1,153.51 | $1,153.51 | $1,153.51 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $413.71 | $413.71 | $413.71 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $1,136.20 | $1,136.20 | $1,136.20 | 1.0× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $657.00 | $657.00 | $657.00 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1 | $480.00 | $480.00 | $480.00 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 3 | $655.63 | $1,874.60 | $3,964.84 | 6.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $1,686.00 | $1,686.00 | $1,686.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Minocqua, WI single city | 1 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $746.55 | $746.55 | $746.55 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $746.55 | $746.55 | $746.55 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $391.95 | $391.95 | $391.95 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $1,491.75 | $1,619.15 | $1,746.55 | 1.2× |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 2 | $669.92 | $669.92 | $669.92 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $717.39 | $717.39 | $717.39 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $1,014.50 | $1,014.50 | $1,014.50 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $746.55 | $746.55 | $746.55 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $543.20 | $543.20 | $543.20 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Nebraska City, NE single city | 1 | $667.32 | $667.32 | $667.32 | 1.0× |
| Neillsville, WI single city | 1 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | 1.0× |
| New Martinsville, WV single city | 1 | $762.50 | $762.50 | $762.50 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $556.51 | $796.39 | $1,036.26 | 1.9× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 7 | $150.78 | $230.72 | $410.94 | 2.7× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 28 | $400.86 | $724.37 | $2,700.00 | 6.7× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $1,658.40 | $1,658.40 | $1,658.40 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $1,719.00 | $1,719.00 | $1,719.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $815.98 | $881.99 | $948.00 | 1.2× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $998.14 | $998.14 | $998.14 | 1.0× |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $564.00 | $564.00 | $564.00 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 3 | $1,040.60 | $1,040.60 | $1,977.00 | 1.9× |
| Park Falls, WI single city | 1 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | 1.0× |
| Petersburg, WV single city | 1 | $525.60 | $525.60 | $525.60 | 1.0× |
| Pikeville, TN single city | 1 | $233.22 | $233.22 | $233.22 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $746.55 | $746.55 | $746.55 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $849.50 | $849.50 | $849.50 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $906.95 | $906.95 | $906.95 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $188.10 | $227.70 | $849.50 | 4.5× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $1,491.75 | $1,491.75 | $1,491.75 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $1,640.80 | $1,640.80 | $1,640.80 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 6 | $1,242.15 | $1,242.15 | $1,577.55 | 1.3× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $383.00 | $383.00 | $383.00 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $1,034.94 | $1,034.94 | $1,034.94 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | $1,170.40 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $865.00 | $1,114.46 | $1,351.65 | 1.6× |
| Sandstone, MN single city | 1 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | $1,274.04 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $366.00 | $366.00 | $366.00 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 1 | $1,242.15 | $1,242.15 | $1,242.15 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $643.65 | $643.65 | $643.65 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $641.85 | $641.85 | $641.85 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $962.40 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | 1.7× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1 | $985.83 | $985.83 | $985.83 | 1.0× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $1,491.75 | $1,491.75 | $1,491.75 | 1.0× |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $1,223.03 | $1,223.03 | $1,223.03 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $556.51 | $556.51 | $556.51 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $150.78 | $150.78 | $150.78 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $1,170.40 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.3× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $1,970.26 | $1,970.26 | $1,970.26 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $6,289.69 | $6,289.69 | $6,289.69 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $1,190.40 | $1,190.40 | $1,190.40 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $556.51 | $556.51 | $556.51 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $1,686.00 | $1,686.00 | $1,686.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | $1,556.10 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | $1,283.66 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $328.50 | $328.50 | $328.50 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | $1,634.40 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $1,170.40 | $1,363.25 | $1,556.10 | 1.3× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $677.70 | $677.70 | $677.70 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $352.00 | $724.75 | $1,097.50 | 3.1× |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $665.50 | $684.00 | $702.50 | 1.1× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $1,170.40 | $1,363.25 | $1,556.10 | 1.3× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $1,142.00 | $1,521.00 | $1,900.00 | 1.7× |
Common questions
How many stages are needed?
Often one or two; each additional stage is billed with another code.
Is the wound repair included?
No. Closing the wound is billed separately.
How much does Medicare pay for CPT 17311 (Mohs surgery)?
$755.08 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $1,170.40 across 301 hospitals, is 1.6× that.
Other mole removal prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.