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
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL not published $1,345.79 – $1,374.12
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $1,234.29 – $1,260.27
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO not published $308.07 – $1,313.15
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL not published $1,252.97 – $1,279.35
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL not published $1,236.24 – $1,301.31
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $1,161.51 – $1,222.64
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL not published $1,345.79 – $1,374.12
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL not published $1,295.96 – $1,323.24
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL not published $1,156.40 – $1,156.40
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL not published $1,149.91 – $1,210.43
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL not published $1,247.73 – $1,313.40
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL not published $1,214.14 – $1,239.70
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL not published $1,252.97 – $1,279.35
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $1,165.91 – $1,190.45
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL not published $1,148.32 – $1,208.76
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $1,252.97 – $1,279.35
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $1,252.97 – $1,279.35
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $1,345.79 – $1,374.12
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $308.07 – $321.04
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO not published $308.07 – $321.04
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $308.07 – $321.04
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $308.07 – $321.04
HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's Denver, CO not published $308.07 – $321.04
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $308.07 – $321.04
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $308.07 – $321.04
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $62.95 – $547.20
HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST PASADENA, TX not published $62.95 – $547.20
HCA HOUSTON TOMBALL HOUSTON, TX not published $67.44 – $547.20
HCA HOUSTON NORTHWEST SPRING, TX not published $67.44 – $547.20
HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND Pearland, TX not published $67.44 – $547.20
HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD HUMBLE, TX not published $62.95 – $547.20
HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE FRIENDSWOOD, TX not published $62.95 – $547.20
HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX not published $67.44 – $547.20
HCA HOUSTON CONROE CONROE, TX not published $62.95 – $547.20
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $92.22 – $277.97
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $92.22 – $277.97
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $64.23 – $463.83
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX not published $63.27 – $463.83
MEDICAL CITY NORTH HILLS HOSPITAL North Richland Hills, TX not published $64.23 – $463.83
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $63.27 – $463.83
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC not published $157.11 – $432.24
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $64.23 – $463.83
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $67.44 – $67.44
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN not published $430.10 – $645.15
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN not published $430.10 – $645.15
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN not published $430.10 – $645.15
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN not published $3,193.00 – $3,193.00
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN not published $3,818.00 – $3,818.00
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN not published $430.10 – $645.15
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN not published $430.10 – $645.15

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