Shave skin biopsy cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion as an inpatient: from $169.50 to $803.00, with a median of $803.00. The lowest listed price is at VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital — $633.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $166.38 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 cities for code 11102, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 7, 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $169.50 | $226.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI TANGNTL BX SKIN SNGL LES*11102 | $266.00 | $475.00 | $91.02–$339.15 | 44% | — 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 |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 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 |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 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 |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $803.00 | $803.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $169.50, median $803.00, highest $803.00 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $167.94 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 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.