Skin cancer lesion removal cost in Philadelphia, PA

Prices at 9 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $727 — 4% above the US median ($701), roughly 3.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $464 $438 ★ 4/5 326 min
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $464 $446 ★ 4/5 280 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 Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $825 $757 ★ 3/5 268 min
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $837 $1,009 ★ 3/5 236 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)
$694
Cash / self-pay
$727
Insurer-negotiated
$749
Medicare pays
$240
$464$830
Median cash $727  ·  Medicare $240  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $727 — about 3.0× the Medicare rate ($240). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($481).

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Doctors who perform this in Philadelphia

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

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