Shave skin biopsy cost in Bismarck, ND
In Bismarck, ND, 2 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $186.66 to $420.80, with a median of $303.73. The lowest listed price is at St. Alexius Medical Center — $117.07 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $174.27 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 11102, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bismarck, ND.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Alexius Medical Center lowest Bismarck, ND · (701) 530-7000 HC TANGMENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGMLE LESION | $186.66 | $366.00 | $198.70–$343.75 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND · (701) 323-6000 ED 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $420.80 | $526.00 | $37.28–$473.40 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND · (701) 323-6000 SURG 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $420.80 | $526.00 | $37.28–$473.40 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $186.66, median $303.73, highest $420.80 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $303.73. 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 2 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.