Baranowski MLH, et al. - Among 213,146 patients with stage I, II, or III cutaneous melanoma, the National Cancer Database was utilized to examine factors related with the interval between diagnosis and surgery. Time for surgery among privately insured patients was longer for patients 50 to 70 years of age and over 70 years of age vs those under 50 years of age. Interestingly, older patients without private insurance had a shorter surgical waiting time. Non-white race, less education, higher comorbidity burden, advanced stage, and head or neck melanoma location were other factors linked to longer surgical interval. According to the findings, patients with melanoma have different experiences in the timely receipt of surgery.