Skin cancer lesion removal cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 87 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $837 — 19% above the US median ($701), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $294 $156 ★ 3/5 178 min
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $307 $242 ★ 2/5 141 min
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $362 $453 ★ 2/5 163 min
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $362 $226 ★ 4/5 140 min
Doylestown Hospital Doylestown, PA $370 $1,048 ★ 4/5 228 min
Bucktail Medical Center Renovo, PA $386 $206 82 min
Pottstown Hospital Pottstown, PA $413 $649 ★ 2/5 195 min
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $414 $1,299 ★ 4/5 200 min
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA $443 $83 ★ 2/5 237 min
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $464 $438 ★ 4/5 326 min
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $464 $446 ★ 4/5 280 min
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $497 $580 102 min
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $682 $682
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $696 $721 ★ 3/5 150 min
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $723 $753 ★ 2/5 186 min
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $727 $446 ★ 5/5 290 min
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $799 $148 ★ 2/5 316 min
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $817 $954 ★ 3/5 234 min
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $825 $757 ★ 3/5 268 min
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $825 $735 ★ 4/5 297 min
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $837 $1,009 ★ 3/5 236 min
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $853 $677 ★ 2/5 166 min
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $1,022 $845
St Luke's Hospital-Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA $1,028 $431 ★ 5/5 179 min
St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem, PA $1,028 $429 ★ 5/5 132 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)
$1,239
Cash / self-pay
$837
Insurer-negotiated
$715
Medicare pays
$240
$108$2,032
Median cash $837  ·  Medicare $240  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $837 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($240). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($481).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,239 list price could save about $402 (32%).

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