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Procedure price report · Excision of skin lesion

Removal of tumor under skin of upper arm, 3 cm or larger

CPT 24071the billing code this page is about

Surgical removal of a soft tissue growth located in the fatty layer just under the skin of the upper arm or elbow, measuring 3 cm or more.

Hospitals typically charge $2,056 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,142 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,396. Most fall between $752 and $5,393 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,142
States
50
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,142 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$481$852$2,056$4,595$7,897

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 16× what the cheapest tenth charges ($481 vs $7,897).

How the prices are spread

$359 – $499: 65 hospitals$359$499 – $693: 76 hospitals$693 – $963: 127 hospitals$693$963 – $1,338: 136 hospitals$1,338 – $1,860: 77 hospitals$1,338$1,860 – $2,585: 85 hospitals$2,585 – $3,593: 145 hospitals$2,585$3,593 – $4,993: 120 hospitals$4,993 – $6,939: 103 hospitals$4,993$6,939 – $9,643: 94 hospitals$6,939median $2,056price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,028 of 1,142 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$359$49965
$499$69376
$693$963127
$963$1,338136
$1,338$1,86077
$1,860$2,58585
$2,585$3,593145
$3,593$4,993120
$4,993$6,939103
$6,939$9,64394

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,968
Median cash price$2,056
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.69×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,056.

Alaska: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: median $1,207 across 11 hospitalsME$1,207Vermont: median $780 across 11 hospitalsVT$780New Hampshire: median $764 across 11 hospitalsNH$764Washington: median $1,016 across 26 hospitalsWA$1,016Idaho: median $2,862 across 18 hospitalsID$2,862Montana: median $601 across 15 hospitalsMT$601North Dakota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $1,965 across 47 hospitalsMN$1,965Illinois: median $1,624 across 49 hospitalsIL$1,624Wisconsin: median $1,313 across 56 hospitalsWI$1,313Michigan: median $1,063 across 47 hospitalsMI$1,063New York: median $3,387 across 69 hospitalsNY$3,387Massachusetts: median $5,585 across 20 hospitalsMA$5,585Oregon: median $1,040 across 22 hospitalsOR$1,040Nevada: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $994 across 46 hospitalsIA$994Indiana: median $1,290 across 32 hospitalsIN$1,290Ohio: median $2,975 across 39 hospitalsOH$2,975Pennsylvania: median $3,356 across 47 hospitalsPA$3,356New Jersey: median $3,371 across 33 hospitalsNJ$3,371Connecticut: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $4,529 across 67 hospitalsCA$4,529Utah: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $1,970 across 21 hospitalsCO$1,970Nebraska: median $1,036 across 24 hospitalsNE$1,036Missouri: median $1,078 across 32 hospitalsMO$1,078Kentucky: median $596 across 15 hospitalsKY$596West Virginia: median $2,141 across 29 hospitalsWV$2,141Virginia: median $5,758 across 32 hospitalsVA$5,758Maryland: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $5,270 across 11 hospitalsAZ$5,270New Mexico: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $759 across 29 hospitalsKS$759Arkansas: median $2,416 across 13 hospitalsAR$2,416Tennessee: median $1,346 across 13 hospitalsTN$1,346North Carolina: median $2,006 across 17 hospitalsNC$2,006South Carolina: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $851 across 17 hospitalsOK$851Louisiana: median $2,938 across 19 hospitalsLA$2,938Mississippi: median $1,404 across 20 hospitalsMS$1,404Alabama: median $2,796 across 15 hospitalsAL$2,796Georgia: median $2,635 across 23 hospitalsGA$2,635Hawaii: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,169 across 47 hospitalsTX$4,169Florida: median $6,277 across 23 hospitalsFL$6,277
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,056. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Florida FL23$6,277+205%$4,808 – $8,869
Virginia VA32$5,758+180%$1,408 – $7,533
Massachusetts MA20$5,585+172%$2,474 – $8,583
Arizona AZ11$5,270+156%$630 – $11,029
California CA67$4,529+120%$1,522 – $8,596
Texas TX47$4,169+103%$2,653 – $5,517
New York NY69$3,387+65%$704 – $4,595
New Jersey NJ33$3,371+64%$3,128 – $5,339
Pennsylvania PA47$3,356+63%$595 – $9,323
Ohio OH39$2,975+45%$870 – $11,685
Louisiana LA19$2,938+43%$1,737 – $4,802
Idaho ID18$2,862+39%$1,012 – $6,379
Alabama AL15$2,796+36%$722 – $7,555
Georgia GA23$2,635+28%$509 – $6,510
Arkansas AR13$2,416+18%$757 – $3,719
West Virginia WV29$2,141+4%$714 – $4,620
North Carolina NC17$2,006−2%$1,672 – $4,386
Colorado CO21$1,970−4%$865 – $7,529
Minnesota MN47$1,965−4%$751 – $2,601
Illinois IL49$1,624−21%$758 – $5,857
Mississippi MS20$1,404−32%$580 – $6,815
Tennessee TN13$1,346−35%$391 – $4,122
Wisconsin WI56$1,313−36%$1,095 – $3,102
Indiana IN32$1,290−37%$466 – $1,870
Maine ME11$1,207−41%$574 – $2,245
Missouri MO32$1,078−48%$643 – $3,135
Michigan MI47$1,063−48%$470 – $3,994
Oregon OR22$1,040−49%$755 – $2,667
Nebraska NE24$1,036−50%$711 – $2,669
Washington WA26$1,016−51%$782 – $3,120
Iowa IA46$994−52%$687 – $1,680
Oklahoma OK17$851−59%$851 – $5,835
Vermont VT11$780−62%$497 – $2,984
New Hampshire NH11$764−63%$358 – $2,326
Kansas KS29$759−63%$466 – $2,350
Montana MT15$601−71%$249 – $1,244
Kentucky KY15$596−71%$411 – $1,252
Nevada NV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,056.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care777$3,094$851 – $6,311
Children’s12fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access351$1,111$637 – $2,601
Ownership
For-profit111$4,059$1,313 – $8,489
Government228$1,316$711 – $3,565
Non-profit801$2,155$752 – $5,517
System affiliation
Part of a system867$2,601$757 – $5,758
Independent275$1,368$691 – $3,565

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,494
Median cash price$2,056
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

594 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,485 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,015; most fall between $677 and $5,007.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 594 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$449$755$1,485$4,306$7,213

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 16× what the cheapest tenth charges ($449 vs $7,213).

Of the 648 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 594 gave a usable cash price; 22 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 32 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,142 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (29%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,244 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,142
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here57
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded6
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded39
Hospitals that filed this code1,244

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Excision of skin lesion family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Exc Tumor Soft Tissue Upper Arm/Elbow Subq 3cm/>.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Removal of tumor under skin of upper arm, 3 cm or larger (CPT 24071) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-24071-removal-of-tumor-under-skin-of-upper-arm-3-cm-or-larger