Mohs surgery cost in California
In California, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for Mohs surgery for skin cancer, first stage, head, neck, hands, feet or genitals: from $334.29 to $14,964.00, with a median of $1,657.60. The lowest price is at Eisenhower Medical Center (Rancho Mirage). The highest price is 44.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,657.60, is 36% above the US median of $1,222.00.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($755.08).
- California ranks 16th of 20 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 17311. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$334.29Eisenhower Medical Center
Median$1,657.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,964.00in California
Lowest saves$1,323.31vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Medical Center lowest Rancho Mirage · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Mohs Micrographic H/N/H/F/G 1st Stage 5 Blocks | $334.29 | $1,013.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Removal And Microscopic Examination Of Growth Of The Head, Neck, Hands, Feet, Or Genitals (First Stage, Up To 5 Tissue | $641.85 | $1,167.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Mohs 1 stage h/n/hf/g | $764.07 | $1,441.64 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Mohs H/N/HF/G Stg 1 upto 5 | $962.40 | $2,406.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,657.60 | $2,960.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC MOHS MICROGRAPHIC H/N/H/F/G 1ST STAGE 5 BLOCKS | $1,874.60 | $5,356.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Grouper - 0 | $3,964.84 | $6,099.75 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| MarinHealth Medical Center Greenbrae · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA REMOVAL AND MICROSCOPIC EXAM OF GROWTH OF HEAD; NECK; HANDS; FEET; OR GENITALS; 1-5 TISSUE BLOCKS | $14,964.00 | $24,940.00 | Mar 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $962.40 | $1,657.60 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2 | $1,874.60 | $2,919.72 |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $764.07 | $764.07 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1 | $334.29 | $334.29 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $641.85 | $641.85 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $1,657.60 | $1,657.60 |
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 Mohs surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Mohs surgery explained.
Mohs surgery for skin cancer, first stage, head, neck, hands, feet or genitals in other states
- Alabama$688.00, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$906.95, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$480.00, 3 hospitals
- Colorado$1,693.24
- Connecticut$730.20, 1 hospital
- Florida$1,266.18
- Georgia$577.98
- Idaho$1,686.00
- Illinois$747.31
- Indiana$1,943.18, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$1,561.00, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$458.46, 1 hospital
- Kentucky$688.68, 2 hospitals
- Louisiana$315.38
- Maine$666.96, 1 hospital
- Maryland$1,719.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,225.00
- Michigan$1,286.18
- Minnesota$1,274.04
- Mississippi$688.00
- Missouri$506.40, 1 hospital
- Montana$1,087.32, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$998.14, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$413.71, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$1,673.10
- New Mexico$372.90, 1 hospital
- New York$1,229.33
- North Carolina$1,274.00
- North Dakota$755.22, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$1,205.17
- Oklahoma$1,248.00, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$1,235.90, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$3,452.80
- South Carolina$564.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$1,239.20
- Tennessee$665.26, 4 hospitals
- Texas$1,254.01
- Utah$1,246.63, 1 hospital
- Washington$831.77, 4 hospitals
- West Virginia$932.00
- Wisconsin$1,339.39
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.