Shave skin biopsy cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 20 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $35.50 to $803.00, with a median of $167.94. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Port Huron and 2 other hospitals — $132.44 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $166.38 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 16 cities 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Port Huron lowest Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Tangential Biopsy Single lesion 11102 | $35.50 | $70.90 | $23.86–$50.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region lowest Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Tangential Biopsy Skin; Single Lesion | $35.50 | $70.90 | $23.86–$50.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb lowest Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Tangential Biopsy Skin; Single Lesion | $35.50 | $70.90 | $23.86–$50.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 PR TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SGL LESN | $43.06 | $130.00 | $19.17–$148.96 | 67% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 PR TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SGL LESN | $43.06 | $130.00 | $19.17–$153.12 | 67% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI PR TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SGL LESN | $43.06 | $130.00 | $19.17–$152.89 | 67% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 PR TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SGL LESN | $43.06 | $130.00 | $19.17–$153.19 | 67% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 11102 TANG BX SKIN SG LES | $116.15 | $232.30 | $85.72–$197.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 11102 TANG BX SKIN 1 LES | $116.15 | $232.30 | $85.72–$197.75 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Tangential Biopsy Skin; Single Lesion | $121.45 | $242.90 | $96.34–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 SP Tangential Biopsy Single Lesion 11102 | $123.10 | $246.10 | $23.86–$50.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 SP Tangential Biopsy Single Lesion 11102 | $123.10 | $246.10 | $23.86–$50.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 SP Tangential Biopsy Single Lesion 11102 | $123.10 | $246.10 | $23.86–$50.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 SP Tangential Biopsy Single Lesion 11102 | $123.10 | $246.10 | $23.86–$50.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Tangential Biopsy Single lesion 11102 | $152.75 | $305.50 | $99.64–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 PF TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $166.38 | $354.00 | $132.77–$142.46 | 53% | — source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $169.50 | $226.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $236.88 | $504.00 | $132.77–$142.46 | 53% | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Tangential Biopsy Skin; Single Lesion | $237.05 | $474.10 | $108.69–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Tangential Biopsy Single lesion 11102 | $237.05 | $474.10 | $108.69–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI TANGNTL BX SKIN SNGL LES*11102 | $266.00 | $475.00 | $91.02–$339.15 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI TANGNTL BX SKIN SNGL LES*11102 | $266.00 | $475.00 | $91.02–$339.15 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SNGL LES*11102 | $266.00 | $475.00 | $103.31–$339.15 | 44% | — source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $312.75 | $417.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Tangential Biopsy Single lesion 11102 | $336.60 | $673.20 | $108.69–$310.06 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $528.75 | $705.00 | $0.22–$634.50 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $528.75 | $705.00 | $0.22–$634.50 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $558.97 | $201.00 | $104.52–$143.11 | -178% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $558.97 | $201.00 | $34.51–$2,056.00 | -178% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $558.97 | $201.00 | $34.51–$2,056.00 | -178% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $558.97 | $201.00 | $34.51–$2,056.00 | -178% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $803.00 | $803.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $803.00 | $803.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $803.00 | $803.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $803.00 | $803.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $803.00 | $803.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.50, median $167.94, highest $803.00 — a 22.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $803.00. 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 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.