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
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $382.80 $57.24 – $762.40
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $383.35 $296.15 – $4,401.00
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
akron general Akron, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
avon hospital Avon, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
medina hospital Medina, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
mercy hospital Canton, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $387.40 $0.01 – $536.40
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $389.50 not published
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $389.50 not published
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $389.50 not published
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $389.50 not published
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $389.50 not published
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $390.00 $300.34 – $6,291.00
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $391.68 $565.65 – $4,042.00
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL $393.80 $403.29 – $807.94
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $393.84 $34.05 – $192.98
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $393.84 $34.05 – $217.10
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $393.84 $34.05 – $201.84
Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach, FL $395.96 $403.29 – $708.52
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $397.60 $419.47 – $830.64
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $400.40 $435.63 – $1,757.00
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $400.50 $33.84 – $679.07
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $401.20 $302.25 – $1,276.78
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $401.20 $304.41 – $1,276.78
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $402.50 $300.34 – $4,528.00
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $404.95 $28.67 – $3,772.00
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa, CA $406.98 $577.20 – $7,483.00
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $409.20 $102.29 – $1,524.70
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $409.53 $522.85 – $8,018.00
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $409.68 $569.00 – $888.55
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $410.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $410.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $410.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $410.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $410.50 $198.70 – $1,509.00
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $413.60 $147.35 – $465.30
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $414.50 $32.23 – $1,974.89
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $415.32 $0.01 – $761.17
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $415.32 $0.01 – $761.17
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $415.32 $0.01 – $761.17
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $415.32 $0.01 – $761.17
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $415.80 $296.15 – $4,198.00
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $420.80 $37.28 – $473.40
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $422.35 $34.05 – $278.22

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