Skin Biopsy cost at US hospitals
Tangential biopsy of skin, single lesion · CPT 11102
$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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | not published | $71.44 – $71.44 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago, IL | not published | $207.13 – $335.55 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) | Elk Grove Village, IL | not published | $196.77 – $335.55 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL | RED OAK, TX | not published | $63.27 – $463.83 |
| MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL | Weatherford, TX | not published | $64.23 – $202.56 |
| MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL | McKinney, TX | not published | $64.23 – $202.56 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $404.56 – $416.46 |
| HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL | Davie, FL | not published | $1,385.47 – $1,385.47 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $403.29 – $906.72 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | not published | $192.94 – $356.63 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $191.47 – $408.87 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $193.47 – $408.87 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $195.46 – $408.87 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $199.45 – $368.98 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $213.61 – $395.18 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $199.45 – $368.98 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $184.95 – $369.89 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $202.43 – $455.47 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $189.01 – $425.27 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $45.00 – $2,225.50 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $189.01 – $756.04 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $8.27 – $74.63 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $115.96 – $430.83 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $184.95 – $369.89 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $104.79 – $422.79 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $184.95 – $369.89 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $183.76 – $514.53 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $205.23 – $607.58 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $409.44 – $614.16 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | not published | $36.59 – $186.30 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $94.74 – $4,826.69 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $176.99 – $394.26 |
| CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $106.31 – $444.17 |
| Central Medical Center | Seattle, WA | not published | not published |
| Adventhealth Ocala | Ocala, FL | not published | $424.52 – $942.42 |
| Adventhealth Manchester | Manchester, KY | not published | $381.43 – $381.43 |
| Adventhealth Dade City | Dade City, FL | not published | $424.52 – $962.25 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | not published | $39.55 – $1,000.00 |
| HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL | South Pasadena, FL | not published | $1,252.97 – $1,279.35 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | not published | $39.55 – $1,000.00 |
| Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) | Smithville, TX | not published | $39.55 – $1,000.00 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | Manhattan, KS | not published | $48.02 – $514.53 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) | Boonville, IN | not published | $6.28 – $74.63 |
| St. Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | not published | $64.33 – $403.95 |
| Adventhealth Murray | Po Box 1406, GA | not published | $378.49 – $750.17 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | not published | $39.55 – $1,000.00 |