Skin & Breast Surgery (with major complications)
Surgery on the skin, the tissue beneath it, or the breast, such as removing a growth or repairing damaged tissue. The stay includes the procedure, wound care, and monitoring during early healing.
Compare Skin & Breast Surgery cost by state
26 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
What is skin & breast surgery?
Surgery on the skin, the tissue beneath it, or the breast, such as removing a growth or repairing damaged tissue. The stay includes the procedure, wound care, and monitoring during early healing.
Skin & Breast Surgery is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 579 (with major complications), classified within the Skin diagnostic category. Hospitals publish gross charges per DRG under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, but actual cost depends on insurance: insurers negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed rates, and uninsured patients can often qualify for cash-pay discounts. Use the gross charge as a benchmark when comparing hospitals; a facility that lists a procedure at twice the price of another tends to charge higher rates across the board.
Data current as of 2026-07-19.
Lowest published prices for Skin & Breast Surgery nationally
Top 100 by published price · 455 hospitals have published prices for this procedure. Check "Compare" on 2–3 hospitals to see them side by side.
| Compare | Hospital | State | CMS stars | Gross charge | Cash price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suny/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY | NY | $7,805 | $7,805 | ||
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $9,890 | $7,912 | ||
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA | CA | — | $11,805 | $6,257 | |
| Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL | AL | $12,355 | $12,355 | ||
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN | IN | $12,537 | $7,522 | ||
| Jasper Memorial Hospital Monticello, GA | GA | — | $12,761 | $10,209 | |
| Greenwood Leflore Hospital Greenwood, MS | MS | $12,761 | $10,209 | ||
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro, MS | MS | $14,513 | $14,513 | ||
| Crawford Memorial Hospital Robinson, IL | IL | $15,576 | $12,460 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $17,773 | — | ||
| Mizell Memorial Hospital Opp, AL | AL | $19,056 | $17,150 | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $20,253 | $8,101 | ||
| St Anthony Regional Hospital Carroll, IA | IA | $20,728 | $20,728 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $21,179 | $10,589 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $21,395 | $11,767 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $21,395 | $17,116 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $21,395 | $14,977 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $21,395 | $14,977 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $21,395 | $21,395 | ||
| Magnolia Regional Medical Center Magnolia, AR | AR | $22,148 | $13,289 | ||
| Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC | NC | $22,176 | — | ||
| Rush Oak Park Hospital Oak Park, IL | IL | $23,977 | $11,988 | ||
| Prairie Lakes Hospital Watertown, SD | SD | $25,171 | — | ||
| Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY | NY | $26,165 | $13,082 | ||
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY | NY | $26,201 | $26,201 | ||
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $27,390 | $19,173 | ||
| Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville, KY | KY | $28,040 | $18,226 | ||
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care) Owensboro, KY | KY | $28,040 | $18,226 | ||
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Leitchfield, KY | KY | $28,040 | $18,226 | ||
| Marion General Hospital Marion, IN | IN | $28,868 | $17,321 | ||
| Marion General Hospital Columbia, MS | MS | $28,868 | $17,321 | ||
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | MA | $29,664 | $22,248 | ||
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL | AL | — | $29,892 | $29,892 | |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Hiawatha, KS | KS | $30,371 | $30,371 | ||
| Amberwell Atchison Atchison, KS | KS | — | $30,371 | $30,371 | |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care) Charlotte, NC | NC | $30,425 | $15,212 | ||
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville, NC | NC | $30,425 | $15,212 | ||
| Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Winston-Salem, NC | NC | $30,425 | $15,212 | ||
| Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply, NC | NC | $30,425 | $15,212 | ||
| Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews, NC | NC | $30,425 | $15,212 | ||
| Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville, NC | NC | $30,425 | $15,212 | ||
| Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte, NC | NC | $30,425 | $15,212 | ||
| Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte, NC | NC | — | $30,425 | $15,212 | |
| Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center Hilton Head Island, SC | SC | $30,425 | $15,212 | ||
| Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center Mount Pleasant, SC | SC | $30,425 | $15,212 | ||
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN | TN | $30,937 | $18,964 | ||
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $32,420 | $19,452 | |
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $32,575 | $9,773 | ||
| RRH Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY | NY | $32,576 | $21,175 | ||
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY | NY | $32,576 | $21,175 | ||
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | $32,576 | $21,175 | ||
| RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY | NY | $32,576 | $21,175 | ||
| RRH Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | — | $32,576 | $21,175 | |
| Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN | IN | $33,295 | $19,977 | ||
| Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute, IN | IN | $33,295 | $19,977 | ||
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN | IN | $33,295 | $19,977 | ||
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall, MO | MO | $33,957 | $27,166 | ||
| South Sunflower County Hospital Indianola, MS | MS | $34,454 | — | ||
| Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center Mccomb, MS | MS | $34,637 | $20,782 | ||
| Lawrence County Hospital Monticello, MS | MS | — | $34,637 | $20,782 | |
| Oakbend Medical Center Richmond, TX | TX | $36,121 | $7,224 | ||
| St. John's Health Jackson, WY | WY | $36,407 | $36,407 | ||
| Niobrara County Hospital District Lusk, WY | WY | — | $36,407 | $36,407 | |
| Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Globe, AZ | AZ | $36,544 | $36,544 | ||
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $36,762 | $15,440 | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $36,862 | $22,117 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $36,862 | $22,117 | ||
| Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN | IN | $36,862 | $22,117 | ||
| Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN | IN | $36,862 | $22,117 | ||
| Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN | IN | $36,862 | $22,117 | ||
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA | MA | $37,469 | $37,469 | ||
| Perham Health Perham, MN | MN | $37,872 | $24,617 | ||
| West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA | LA | $38,242 | $28,681 | ||
| Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System Bessemer, AL | AL | $39,295 | $9,824 | ||
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN | IN | $39,801 | $31,841 | ||
| Comanche County Medical Center Comanche, TX | TX | $39,916 | $25,945 | ||
| Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO | CO | $41,032 | $30,774 | ||
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY | NY | $42,347 | $40,603 | ||
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital (Acute Care) Kenmore, NY | NY | $42,347 | $40,603 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY | NY | $42,347 | $40,603 | ||
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY | NY | $42,347 | $40,603 | ||
| Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc Conway, AR | AR | $44,311 | $11,521 | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $44,533 | $33,400 | ||
| Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC | NC | $44,818 | $17,927 | ||
| St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $46,157 | $23,552 | ||
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX | TX | $46,768 | — | ||
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA | MA | $47,137 | $32,996 | ||
| MelroseWakefield Hospital Melrose, MA | MA | $47,137 | $32,996 | ||
| William W Backus Hospital Norwich, CT | CT | $47,198 | $47,198 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $48,578 | $48,578 | ||
| Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington, CT | CT | $48,888 | $48,888 | ||
| Cannon Memorial Hospital Pickens, SC | SC | — | $51,267 | $25,633 | |
| Anmed Health Anderson, SC | SC | $51,267 | $25,633 | ||
| Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka, IN | IN | $51,346 | $33,375 | ||
| Saint Joseph Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN | IN | $51,346 | $33,375 | ||
| Adventist Health Mendocino Coast Fort Bragg, CA | CA | $52,964 | $34,956 | ||
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson, KY | KY | — | $53,604 | $32,163 | |
| St. Charles Bend Bend, OR | OR | $53,702 | $42,961 | ||
| St. Charles Madras Madras, OR | OR | — | $53,702 | $42,961 | |
| Winnmed Decorah, IA | IA | $53,763 | $37,634 |