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
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $121.50 $77.10 – $8,568.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $121.57 $130.17 – $349.44
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $123.39 $292.08 – $491.34
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $123.88 $174.44 – $365.10
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $124.32 $172.85 – $363.90
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $124.80 $104.45 – $1,176.40
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $125.58 $80.73 – $287.04
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $125.70 not published
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $127.31 $292.08 – $491.34
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $128.64 $115.24 – $262.64
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $129.78 $180.39 – $505.09
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $130.20 not published
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $130.80 $17.00 – $197.08
CHI Health Missouri Valley Missouri Valley, IA $131.32 $93.80 – $262.64
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $132.30 $47.25 – $267.75
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $132.30 $53.55 – $267.75
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $132.30 $53.55 – $267.75
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $132.30 $44.10 – $267.75
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $132.30 $50.40 – $267.75
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $132.30 $56.70 – $267.75
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $134.36 $292.08 – $491.34
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $134.71 $17.00 – $820.87
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $134.71 $1.12 – $619.49
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $134.71 $26.00 – $758.13
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $139.38 $173.54 – $506.16
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $140.00 $203.00 – $1,528.00
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $143.35 $68.97 – $365.10
CHI Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE $144.50 $66.47 – $231.20
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $145.00 $30.14 – $559.97
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $148.20 $388.16 – $403.68
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $149.60 $172.85 – $628.00
Memorial Regional Hospital Mechanicsville, VA $150.60 not published
Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $150.60 not published
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $152.00 $589.25 – $589.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $152.06 $130.17 – $349.44
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $153.00 $118.30 – $190.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $153.41 $71.48 – $330.22
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $154.08 $29.44 – $321.00
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $154.50 $174.48 – $508.90
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $155.08 $71.48 – $334.40
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $160.80 $141.70 – $190.20
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $160.80 $69.76 – $2,143.62
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $160.80 $195.64 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $160.80 $1,149.82 – $2,970.16
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $161.20 $417.44 – $425.79
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $161.54 $36.74 – $543.72
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $161.99 $64.33 – $357.40
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $170.95 $391.97 – $407.65
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $171.90 $30.32 – $899.30
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $172.04 $157.85 – $362.88

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