Mohs skin cancer surgery cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 52 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $892 — 10% below the US median ($994), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Vincent Hospital Erie, PA $137 $350 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills, PA $144 $349 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $167 $350 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $167 $350 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $175 $347 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $182 $350 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $182 $350 ★ 3/5 274 min —
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $197 $362 ★ 5/5 184 min —
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $205 $353 ★ 3/5 208 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $387 $1,611 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $507 $722 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $552 $752 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $593 $593 — — —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $615 $725 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $668 $722 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $703 $784 ★ 4/5 261 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $718 $671 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $718 $648 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $1,066 $877 — — —
Geisinger-Community Medical Center Scranton, PA $1,187 $594 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital Bloomsburg, PA $1,187 $594 ★ 4/5 162 min —
Geisinger Medical Center Danville, PA $1,187 $594 ★ 4/5 165 min —
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital Lewistown, PA $1,187 $594 ★ 5/5 181 min —
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Wilkes Barre, PA $1,187 $594 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy Muncy, PA $1,187 $594 — — —

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 October 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)
$1,915
Cash / self-pay
$892
Insurer-negotiated
$596
Medicare pays
$535
$171$2,646
Median cash $892  ·  Medicare $535  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $892 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($535). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,070).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,915 list price could save about $1,023 (53%).

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