Shave skin biopsy cost in Baltimore, MD
In Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 2 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $204.00 to $384.41, with a median of $294.21. The lowest listed price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center — $90.21 less than the median here. Across Maryland, the median is $232.00 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 11102, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $204.00 | $204.00 | $170.07–$204.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, MD · (410) 332-9237 HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $384.41 | $392.25 | $392.25–$384.41 | 2% | — source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson, MD · (443) 849-2000 HC Tangential Biospy Skin Single Lesion | $612.15 | $624.64 | $612.15–$624.64 | 2% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $204.00, median $294.21, highest $384.41 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $294.21. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
In this biopsy a thin layer of a skin spot is shaved or scooped off with a blade or curette and sent for testing. It is used to check moles, growths or rashes for skin cancer or other conditions.
What the price covers
The price covers taking the sample from one lesion. The pathologist's exam of the sample and the office or clinic visit are usually billed separately.