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. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $285.95 $90.00 – $817.00
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $286.97 $491.94 – $614.93
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $288.00 $173.88 – $455.00
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $288.34 $185.23 – $514.44
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $288.42 $39.38 – $401.14
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $288.42 $39.38 – $401.14
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $288.60 $83.80 – $1,752.00
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $288.80 $309.16 – $1,951.35
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $288.80 $309.16 – $1,951.35
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $288.80 $316.31 – $1,951.35
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $288.80 $314.86 – $1,420.26
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $288.80 $316.43 – $1,951.35
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $291.20 not published
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $292.23 $1,333.00 – $20,799.00
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $296.80 not published
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $300.00 $160.00 – $974.06
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $300.00 $384.59 – $692.27
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $300.00 $35.45 – $993.28
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $300.00 $415.32 – $747.58
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $300.00 $384.59 – $692.27
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $300.00 $384.59 – $692.27
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $300.00 $415.32 – $747.58
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $300.00 $384.59 – $692.27
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $300.00 $88.40 – $692.27
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $300.31 $92.64 – $384.21
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $300.60 $308.00 – $810.27
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $300.66 $142.07 – $384.21
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $302.40 $435.63 – $4,342.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $303.31 $39.34 – $627.26
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $303.75 $394.24 – $709.63
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $303.75 $384.59 – $769.19
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $306.24 $185.89 – $894.49
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $306.24 $192.73 – $888.44
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $306.24 $415.32 – $491.84
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $310.50 $388.56 – $396.33
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $311.40 $82.37 – $444.34
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $314.25 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $317.59 $127.10 – $809.90
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $318.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $318.00 not published
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $319.50 not published
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $320.40 not published
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton, CA $322.82 $71.48 – $922.32
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $324.00 $214.20 – $2,118.00
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $326.40 $31.36 – $2,904.64
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $326.40 not published
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $326.45 $34.05 – $326.45
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $327.00 not published
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $327.00 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $327.25 $435.63 – $457.41

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