Shave skin biopsy cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 43 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $58.10 to $1,163.00, with a median of $287.50. The lowest listed price is at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital — $229.40 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $296.00 at 75 hospitals.
- The median here, $287.50, is 4% below the US median of $300.00.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- 6 of 43 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 43 facilities across 29 cities for code 11102, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2025 and Nov 6, 2026.
Lowest$58.10John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital
Median$287.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,163.00in this market
Difference20.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
median
Lowest $58.10Highest $1,163.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital lowest Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-TANGENTIAL SKIN BIOPSY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.10 | $83.00 | $47.97–$303.56 | 30% |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $95.55 | $341.25 | $112.61–$358.31 | 72% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $100.33 | $417.00 | $162.63–$429.51 | 76% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL · (630) 856-9000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.00 | $420.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL · (630) 545-8000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.00 | $420.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL · (630) 312-5000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.00 | $420.00 | — | 75% |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange La Grange, IL · (708) 352-1200 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.00 | $420.00 | — | 75% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie, IL Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $122.85 | $189.00 | $25.52–$103.19 | 35% |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview, IL Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion File of Jan 1, 2025 · source file | $122.85 | $189.00 | $25.52–$103.19 | 35% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $123.19 | $512.00 | $62.00–$527.36 | 76% |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL · (708) 783-9100 Bx Skin Tangent Sgl Lesn+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $129.39 | $681.00 | $35.63–$831.00 | 81% |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park, IL · (708) 681-3200 Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $129.39 | $681.00 | $140.96–$2,252.00 | 81% |
| Loretto Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 626-4300 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES PF File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $138.32 | $230.53 | $138.32–$230.53 | 40% |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL · (708) 216-9000 Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $156.63 | $681.00 | $218.60–$717.77 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $158.90 | $746.00 | $373.00–$2,286.51 | 79% |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights, IL · (847) 618-1000 Hb Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $182.00 | $182.00 | — | — |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 665-3000 HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $182.82 | $554.00 | $260.38 | 67% |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park, IL TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $200.00 | $200.00 | — | — |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 570-2000 TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $200.00 | $200.00 | — | — |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8200 TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $200.00 | $200.00 | — | — |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $201.42 | $746.00 | $373.00–$2,286.51 | 73% |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 975-1600 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $226.55–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $226.55–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL · (847) 742-9800 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $213.33–$3,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL · (708) 684-8000 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $226.55–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn, IL BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $226.55–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge, IL · (847) 723-2210 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $226.55–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL · (630) 275-5900 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $226.55–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $226.55–$4,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL · (847) 362-2900 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $226.55–$3,270.00 | 50% |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 967-5002 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $287.50 | $575.00 | $226.55–$22,920.00 | 50% |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (773) 878-8700 WC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les BCE+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $299.97 | $882.25 | $120.00–$818.00 | 66% |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL · (708) 383-6200 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 17, 2025 · source file | $299.97 | $882.25 | $130.48–$818.00 | 66% |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL · (312) 227-4000 H TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $303.80 | $434.00 | $73.78–$412.30 | 30% |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 282-7000 Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $369.75 | $739.50 | $201.88–$739.50 | 50% |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 TAGNT BX SKN SNG LES File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $406.31 | $406.31 | $149.93–$375.00 | — |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $433.00 | $568.00 | $31.94–$568.00 | 24% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $642.73 | $803.41 | — | 20% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $651.00 | $930.00 | $930.00–$1,171.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $723.10 | $1,033.00 | $1,033.00 | 30% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 TANGENTIAL SKIN BIOPSY 1ST File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $727.30 | $1,039.00 | $30.26–$831.20 | 30% |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan, IL · (847) 360-3000 TNGNTL BX SKN SGL LES File of Mar 31, 2025 · source file | $763.00 | $763.00 | $57.29–$310.79 | — |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $819.70 | $1,171.00 | $587.84–$1,171.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $819.70 | $1,171.00 | $1,171.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $819.70 | $1,171.00 | $226.00–$1,171.00 | 30% |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL · (773) 702-9785 Hc Tangential Biopsy Of Skin; Single Lesion-Pbb+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,163.00 | $1,163.00 | — | — |
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Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $58.10, median $287.50, highest $1,163.00 — a 20.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $287.50. 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 30 of 33 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 10 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 shave skin biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shave skin biopsy explained.