What Mohs surgery costs: United States vs. other countries
Mohs surgery, which removes a skin cancer layer by layer and checks each layer under a microscope.
Typical price paid to hospitals and doctors for Mohs surgery, from one report on the same basis: $746 in the United States, $1,998 in the United Kingdom, $205 in Germany, $2,069 in Australia. Source: International Health Care Cost Comparison Report 2024 (Report dated October 2024. Prices are for 2022.). These are not what one patient was charged; what patients pay is in the table.
| Country | Price paid to the hospital | What a patient usually pays | Typical wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $746 (iFHP) | With Medicare and no extra insurance: $137 at a surgery center or $208 at a hospital, on average (first stage) (Medicare.gov) | Not yet sourced |
| Canada | $315.45 in Canadian dollars, not converted: the doctor’s fee in Ontario for the first cut of Mohs surgery; further cuts add $273.45. Hospital costs not included (Ontario) | No charge for medically necessary hospital and doctor care (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| United Kingdom | $1,998 (iFHP) | No charge. NHS care is free when you use it (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| France | Not yet sourced | National insurance pays 70% of an outpatient visit (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Germany | $205 (iFHP) | Co-payments are capped at 2% of gross income a year (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Japan | Not yet sourced | 30% of the bill for most adults, with a monthly cap (Commonwealth Fund) | Not yet sourced |
| Australia | $2,069 (iFHP) | Not yet sourced | Not yet sourced |
Where no sourced figure exists, the cell says so. We do not fill gaps with estimates.