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 Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $178.20 $124.80 – $317.67
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $178.88 $36.74 – $543.72
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $179.04 $255.57 – $851.07
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $179.52 $169.91 – $495.57
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $181.50 $26.25 – $208.19
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $186.90 $45.59 – $560.70
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $186.90 $280.35 – $560.70
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $188.50 $388.16 – $403.68
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $188.50 not published
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $189.09 $59.36 – $4,989.00
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $192.50 $151.69 – $6,291.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $194.34 $39.34 – $608.30
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $195.24 $111.74 – $368.55
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $196.31 $35.64 – $78.57
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $199.36 $280.35 – $560.70
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $200.50 $190.48 – $2,017.00
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $204.00 $136.20 – $136.20
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $204.00 $161.48 – $161.48
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $205.00 $161.54 – $6,291.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $205.00 $161.54 – $6,291.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $205.13 $82.91 – $349.44
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $205.59 $280.35 – $560.70
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $205.59 $280.35 – $560.70
Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $392.45
Atrium Health Mercy Charlotte, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $380.05
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $380.05
Atrium Health Stanly Albermarle, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $396.58
Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte Charlotte, NC $206.55 $33.99 – $363.53
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $392.45
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $392.45
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $392.45
Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $392.45
Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte Charlotte, NC $206.55 $33.99 – $380.05
Atrium Health University City Charlotte, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $380.05
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC $206.55 $33.65 – $371.79
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $208.44 $298.49 – $319.03
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $211.72 $39.34 – $663.60
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $212.50 $167.45 – $6,291.00
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $214.60 $36.59 – $186.30
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $216.96 $151.42 – $836.54
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $217.16 $76.98 – $260.59
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $217.16 $76.98 – $260.59
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $219.93 $219.93 – $263.92
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $219.93 $76.98 – $263.92
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $219.93 $76.98 – $263.92
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $220.12 $79.41 – $264.15
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $220.12 $79.41 – $220.12
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $224.78 $100.45 – $457.66
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $224.78 $100.45 – $439.90
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $224.78 $100.45 – $457.66

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