Skin Cancer Financial Assistance

Skin Cancer Treatment Cost

The cost of cancer treatment depends on multiple factors related to the melanoma’s size, depth and location. One study revealed that the average treatment costs for skin cancers range from $1,732 for stage I to $56,059 for stage IV.

According to the CDC, the overall annual cost for treating melanoma has grown faster than the costs for all other cancers combined, and the annual cost of treating new patients with melanoma is projected to be $1.6 billion by 2030.

Common Out-of-Pocket Costs for Skin Cancer

Below is a list of common treatments and their estimated costs before insurance.

What Insurance May Not Cover for Skin Cancer

It frustrates patients and their families to learn just how much insurance doesn’t fully cover when facing a cancer diagnosis. While coverage will vary, here are a few costs that insurance typically won’t cover 100% following a skin cancer diagnosis:

• Health insurance premiums, deductibles, and co-payments
• Medications
• Medical travel expenses for therapy or treatment
• Relocation or moving expenses due to diagnosis (such as in the case of moving to be closer to a therapy center or hospital for treatment)
• Temporary housing due to medical relocation
• Mileage, tolls, and parking fees for visits to therapy center or hospital
• Home health care services and caregiving
• Experimental treatments

Turn to Help Hope Live for Skin Cancer Financial Assistance

It’s impossible to gauge the full cost of fighting skin cancer. This fight can cost you energy, some of your plans for the future, personal goals, and even relationships—and that’s before you add in the financial cost.

No matter your insurance, out-of-pocket skin cancer treatment costs can add up and take a big toll. Finding melanoma financial assistance for cancer treatment, procedures, therapy, rehabilitation, and long-term health care can be an added source of stress for patients and their families.

When you turn to Help Hope Live as your community-based fundraising source, you’ll find everything you need to start fundraising for cancer expenses. Together, we can raise funds to assist you with your unmet medical expenses and related costs from living with skin cancer.

How Does Fundraising for Skin Cancer Work?

The fundraising process with our nonprofit starts with a few simple steps:

1. Complete a short campaign request at helphopelive.org/get-started/apply
2. We will contact you if community-based fundraising is a possible option
3. You’ll be paired with a Client Services Coordinator
4. Your Coordinator will provide you with one-on-one fundraising help, including personalized materials and guidance on rallying your community, sharing your story on social media, reaching out to the press, planning in-person or virtual fundraising events, and much more