Mohs skin cancer surgery cost in California

Prices at 92 hospitals in California, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,352 — 36% above the US median ($996), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA $334 $686 ★ 4/5 259 min 14.8%
UC San Diego Health Hillcrest-Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego, CA $651 $583 ★ 5/5 258 min 14.3%
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA $810 $12,355 ★ 5/5 211 min 14.0%
Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA $810 $12,355 ★ 5/5 275 min 14.7%
University of California Davis Medical Center Sacramento, CA $832 $6,531 ★ 4/5 359 min 15.2%
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital Marina Del Rey, CA $991 $2,900 ★ 4/5 180 min 15.1%
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA $1,291 $1,329 14.4%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 4/5 14.9%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 2/5 14.9%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 3/5 15.2%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Oakland/richmond Oakland, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 2/5 16.0%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Francisco San Francisco, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 4/5 14.7%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Sacramento Sacramento, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 4/5 15.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Fremont Fremont, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 4/5 14.4%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Redwood City Redwood City, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 4/5 14.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose San Jose, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 3/5 14.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hosp So Sacramento Sacramento, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 2/5 15.8%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 3/5 15.1%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Fresno Fresno, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 4/5 14.6%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca Manteca, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 4/5 14.4%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Antioch Antioch, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 1/5 15.5%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Vacaville Vacaville, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 4/5 15.0%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Roseville Roseville, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 4/5 14.7%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Leandro San Leandro, CA $1,352 $777 ★ 2/5 15.3%
Huntington Hospital Pasadena, CA $2,101 $2,786 286 min 15.9%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,415
Cash / self-pay
$1,352
Insurer-negotiated
$815
Medicare pays
$535
$810$1,352
Median cash $1,352  ·  Medicare $535  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,352 — about 2.5× the Medicare rate ($535). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,070).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,415 list price could save about $1,063 (44%).

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