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
St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton, CA not published $265.37 – $265.37
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA not published $71.48 – $912.05
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York, NY not published not published
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN not published $6.28 – $74.63
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS not published $48.02 – $300.98
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN not published $6.28 – $74.63
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $142.38 – $514.53
UPMC East Monroeville, PA not published $35.45 – $208.38
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA not published $43.51 – $1,471.05
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME not published $35.72 – $194.03
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $35.72 – $194.03
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ not published $39.34 – $218.14
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN not published $8.27 – $74.63
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN not published $8.27 – $74.63
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO not published $126.16 – $131.21
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $183.76 – $514.53
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $541.16 – $626.60
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL not published $1,252.97 – $1,279.35

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