CPT 11624 · 1,315 hospitals reporting

Removal of cancer skin growth of scalp; neck; hands; feet; or genitals; 3.1-4.0 cm

The same procedure costs $77.43 at one hospital and $20,519 at another — a 265× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $1,154.

Cheapest published

$77.43

68 entries below $50 already filtered. Remaining low values usually reflect partial-cost line items (professional fee only), not full bills.

Median across 1,315 hospitals

$1,154

The realistic middle of the cash-price distribution. Use this as your benchmark.

Most expensive

$20,519

Highest published price. Often a gross-charge "list price" rarely actually paid.

Price distribution

414 hospitals · log-scale x-axis

Each bar = number of hospitals charging in that price range. Emerald bar contains the median. Amber dots = entries we flagged as likely partial-cost line items (excluded from the table below).

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Why some prices look unrealistically low or high

Hospitals publish their machine-readable files (MRFs) the way they choose. A single procedure code can appear with very different prices depending on what's being charged:

Global price — facility + implant + anesthesia + surgeon. This is what you'd actually be billed.
Professional fee only — surgeon's portion. Often $500–$2,500 for a major procedure that costs $20K+ globally.
Facility fee only — operating room and recovery, no implant or surgeon.
Per-unit / per-minute charges — e.g. anesthesia time billed at $0.68/min appearing under a CPT code.
Rate multipliers — values like 0.85 meaning "85% of Medicare" rather than dollars.

We filter the most obvious artifacts (under $50, or 25× above the median), but rows in the $500–$2K range for a major procedure are typically professional-only and we can't always tell. Use the median and high-end as the realistic range; treat very low rows as partial-cost line items, not full bills.

500 hospitals reporting

Hospital	State	Gross	Cash price	Min negotiated	Max negotiated	Your insurer
HOULTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL	ME	$1,205	$1,145	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$1,164	$1,164	—	—	1 insurers
SCHOOLCRAFT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	MI	$1,471	$1,177	—	—	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$2,294	$1,124	$1,308	$2,248	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY	IA	$2,294	$1,124	$803	$2,248	5 insurers
THREE RIVERS HOSPITAL	WA	$1,121	$1,121	—	—	4 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$2,294	$1,101	$1,376	$2,248	5 insurers
CHI HEALTH - MERCY CORNING	IA	$2,294	$1,101	$986	$2,248	5 insurers
BAYLOR MEDICAL CENTER AT TROPHY CLUB	TX	$2,014	$1,208	$1,108	$8,427	5 insurers
LALLIE KEMP MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$2,019	$1,211	—	—	2 insurers
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	OK	$10,679	$1,068	—	—	5 insurers
MARIA PARHAM MEDICAL CENTER	NC	$2,662	$1,065	—	—	0 insurers
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH	AL	$6,620	$1,258	—	—	5 insurers
BALDWIN HEALTH	AL	$2,010	$1,045	—	—	3 insurers
PIH HEALTH DOWNEY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,010	$1,045	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH BAY	CA	$2,010	$1,045	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - ORANGE COUNTY - ANAHEIM	CA	$2,010	$1,045	—	—	3 insurers
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	CA	$2,010	$1,045	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN MARCOS	CA	$2,010	$1,045	—	—	3 insurers
FRANKLIN HOSPITAL	IL	$1,690	$1,267	—	—	5 insurers
CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER	PA	$3,187	$1,275	—	—	2 insurers
PIONEER MEDICAL CENTER	MT	$1,283	$1,283	—	—	5 insurers
SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER	LA	$3,782	$1,286	—	—	5 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE HOSPI	TX	$2,159	$1,295	$1,187	$8,427	5 insurers
HOLY FAMILY MEMORIAL	WI	—	$1,010	$322	$1,800	0 insurers
NORTH CENTRAL SURGICAL CENTER LLP	TX	$1,671	$1,003	$919	$8,427	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL S U N Y HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER	NY	$2,019	$1,312	—	—	5 insurers
GUTHRIE COUNTY HOSPITAL	IA	$990	$990	—	—	5 insurers
SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER	VT	$1,885	$1,320	—	—	5 insurers
REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WV	$2,640	$1,320	—	—	5 insurers
GLENCOE REGIONAL HEALTH	MN	$986	$986	—	—	1 insurers
CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL- GEORGIA	GA	$4,517	$1,337	$3,659	$3,659	3 insurers
CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL- GEORGIA	GA	$4,517	$1,337	$167	$3,659	5 insurers
CHESAPEAKE GENERAL HOSPITAL	VA	$1,609	$965	—	—	0 insurers
SEQUOYAH COUNTY-CITY OF SALLISAW HOSPITAL AUTHORIT	OK	$1,285	$964	—	—	5 insurers
UNM HOSPITAL	NM	$1,735	$954	—	—	5 insurers
RUSSELL REGIONAL HOSPITAL	KS	$1,120	$952	—	—	0 insurers
LADD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	WI	$1,346	$942	—	—	5 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE SURGICAL HOSPITAL FORTWORTH	TX	$1,555	$933	$855	$8,427	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$1,328	$930	—	—	4 insurers