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
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $460.57 $192.94 – $356.63
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $460.80 $37.28 – $518.40
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $467.00 $407.77 – $419.76
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $467.00 $223.37 – $1,047.55
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $467.50 $205.80 – $733.39
Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg, WV $467.50 $34.49 – $273.88
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $473.40 $8.27 – $776.94
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK $473.46 not published
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $476.00 $388.56 – $970.23
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $478.50 $411.98 – $1,029.94
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $484.25 $24.24 – $633.25
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $484.25 $31.93 – $466.97
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $484.25 $24.24 – $596.00
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $489.00 $8.27 – $776.94
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $489.00 $6.28 – $776.94
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $489.60 $444.42 – $6,652.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $491.70 $57.24 – $836.68
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $497.06 not published
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $497.06 $29.13 – $60.70
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $497.06 $25.05 – $43.33
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $500.40 not published
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $519.60 $435.63 – $1,586.00
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $523.20 $332.70 – $2,103.18
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $526.83 not published
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $535.00 $358.83 – $4,840.09
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $535.00 $364.16 – $4,840.09
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $535.32 $60.63 – $292.11
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $539.24 $470.74 – $1,022.17
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $539.24 $397.40 – $1,526.47
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $551.10 $404.93 – $2,277.00
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $553.92 $34.05 – $203.57
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $558.97 $19.17 – $1,075.00
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $558.97 $19.17 – $1,075.00
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $558.97 $19.17 – $142.60
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $558.97 $19.17 – $931.62
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $560.04 $412.90 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $560.04 $409.19 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $560.04 $412.90 – $2,665.00
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $560.04 $356.24 – $698.22
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $560.04 $412.90 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $560.04 $412.90 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $560.04 $407.74 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $560.04 $565.10 – $3,391.00
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $560.04 $400.02 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $560.04 $188.82 – $2,665.00
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $560.04 not published
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $560.15 not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $560.15 not published
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $568.10 $314.64 – $591.00
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $575.40 $40.93 – $1,016.56

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