Skin cancer lesion removal cost in New York

Prices at 80 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $465 — 34% below the US median ($701), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $99 $188 120 min
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $109 $158 95 min
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $109 $128 ★ 2/5 109 min
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $109 $147 ★ 4/5 111 min
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $183 $313 ★ 2/5 199 min
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $187 $263 145 min
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $243 $240 ★ 3/5 232 min
Community Memorial Hospital, Inc Hamilton, NY $248 $139 ★ 4/5 155 min
Nathan Littauer Hospital Gloversville, NY $254 ★ 2/5 169 min
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $257 $174 ★ 2/5 168 min
Wynn Hospital Utica, NY $319 $155 ★ 1/5 211 min
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, NY $362 $459 ★ 3/5 182 min
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $364 $231 ★ 2/5 167 min
St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY $364 $585 ★ 2/5 341 min
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY $364 $585 ★ 3/5 228 min
St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY $376 $64 ★ 2/5 226 min
Corning Hospital Corning, NY $412 $453 ★ 3/5 210 min
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $423 $234 ★ 2/5 142 min
St Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam, NY $456 $558 ★ 3/5 155 min
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $457 $155 ★ 3/5 203 min
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $457 $155 ★ 3/5 236 min
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $457 $166 ★ 2/5 156 min
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $457 $205 ★ 2/5 307 min
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $465 ★ 2/5 208 min
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $713 $205 ★ 2/5 233 min

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 September 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)
$865
Cash / self-pay
$465
Insurer-negotiated
$636
Medicare pays
$240
$185$2,066
Median cash $465  ·  Medicare $240  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $465 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($240). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($481).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $865 list price could save about $400 (46%).

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