Skin Biopsy cost at US hospitals

Tangential biopsy of skin, single lesion · CPT 11102

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Skin Biopsy

A skin biopsy takes a small sample of skin so a pathologist can look at it under a microscope. This code covers the shallow kind, where the lesion is shaved or scooped off the surface rather than cut out in a deep wedge. The sample, not the removal, is the point.

$38.64

lowest cash price

$360.34

national median

$3,421.00

highest cash price

673

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $38.64–$3,421.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$38.64

Dickenson Community Hospital — CLINTWOOD, VA

Most expensive published cash price

$3,421.00

Houston Methodist Hospital — Houston, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($231.52) → Sep 1, 2026 ($415.32)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $351.78 $372.06 $946.14
Arizona 13 $95.50 $178.20 $341.32
Arkansas 7 $69.73 $232.05 $457.60
California 85 $74.60 $576.80 $1,560.67
Colorado 14 $121.50 $730.08 $730.08
Florida 77 $393.80 $665.60 $2,671.28
Georgia 25 $258.41 $560.04 $780.00
Hawaii 2 $112.96 $112.96 $314.25
Illinois 44 $105.00 $327.25 $1,933.92
Indiana 25 $48.82 $456.60 $489.00
Iowa 24 $128.64 $337.00 $1,850.00
Kansas 11 $452.40 $677.52 $677.52
Kentucky 11 $74.72 $204.00 $873.00
Louisiana 3 $288.34 $288.34 $288.34
Maine 7 $214.60 $260.75 $378.65
Michigan 26 $236.88 $593.00 $803.00
Minnesota 19 $224.78 $444.00 $459.20
Mississippi 10 $129.78 $179.52 $1,474.00
Missouri 21 $181.50 $655.85 $960.30
Montana 2 $152.00 $152.00 $397.60
Nebraska 13 $132.30 $132.30 $232.40
Nevada 3 $161.54 $161.54 $178.88
New Hampshire 1 $600.90 $600.90 $600.90
New Jersey 9 $217.16 $219.93 $234.00
New Mexico 2 $232.68 $232.68 $232.68
New York 23 $235.13 $415.32 $857.00
North Carolina 14 $206.55 $206.55 $476.00
North Dakota 2 $420.80 $420.80 $460.80
Ohio 64 $120.02 $366.00 $642.80
Oklahoma 10 $283.40 $336.70 $896.35
Oregon 13 $79.36 $560.15 $966.75
Pennsylvania 23 $98.40 $617.60 $1,055.40
South Carolina 11 $200.50 $277.00 $324.00
South Dakota 2 $337.60 $337.60 $423.20
Tennessee 28 $38.64 $39.15 $369.28
Texas 108 $83.30 $332.85 $3,421.00
Virginia 32 $38.64 $333.50 $467.00
Washington 31 $116.93 $288.80 $786.24
West Virginia 16 $61.20 $400.50 $2,881.33
Wisconsin 31 $230.00 $288.42 $589.60
Wyoming 1 $125.58 $125.58 $125.58

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $38.64 $65.69 – $815.81
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $38.64 $65.69 – $815.81
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $38.64 $65.69 – $617.83
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $39.15 $80.13 – $840.70
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $39.15 $97.09 – $804.63
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $39.15 $63.52 – $826.95
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $39.15 $80.13 – $804.03
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $39.15 $80.13 – $840.70
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $39.15 $97.09 – $804.03
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $39.15 $102.05 – $826.95
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $39.15 $97.09 – $864.65
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $39.15 $80.13 – $864.65
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $39.15 $97.09 – $864.65
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $39.15 $97.09 – $864.65
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $39.15 $97.09 – $804.03
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $48.82 $430.10 – $645.15
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $48.82 $430.10 – $860.19
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $61.20 $27.79 – $29.29
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $69.73 $175.77 – $366.18
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $74.60 $27.69 – $104.86
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $74.72 $45.46 – $169.26
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $75.30 not published
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $75.30 not published
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $79.36 $361.48 – $1,692.18
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $83.30 $143.96 – $440.67
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $83.30 $87.34 – $397.00
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $83.30 $50.58 – $397.00
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $83.30 $194.53 – $397.00
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $86.17 $30.14 – $304.00
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $88.80 $172.85 – $363.90
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $90.92 $45.34 – $175.63
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $91.20 $29.29 – $36.87
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $91.63 $26.00 – $197.08
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $95.50 $130.17 – $349.44
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $96.39 $30.32 – $523.31
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $98.40 $35.45 – $422.41
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $103.92 $74.07 – $163.80
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $105.00 $435.63 – $705.72
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $105.00 $426.48 – $705.72
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $105.00 $426.48 – $705.72
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $105.00 $435.63 – $705.72
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $105.60 $267.52 – $633.60
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $105.60 $154.88 – $633.60
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $105.60 $126.72 – $732.16
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $107.28 $26.77 – $784.27
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $112.07 $130.17 – $349.44
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $112.96 $25.15 – $132.11
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $115.56 $128.16 – $529.65
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $116.93 $292.08 – $491.34
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $120.02 $120.60 – $192.85

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