Shave skin biopsy cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion as an inpatient: from $139.09 to $139.09, with a median of $139.09. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center El Paso and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $360.34 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 11102, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 SISD BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $139.09 | $695.45 | $367.89–$438.13 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SISD BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $139.09 | $695.45 | $367.89–$438.13 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX DPT BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX EST BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX WST BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CET BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ZAT BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 DPT BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 EST BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CET BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 WST BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ZAT BX TANGENTIAL SKIN | $149.55 | $747.75 | $395.56–$471.08 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $139.09, median $139.09, highest $139.09.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $66.23 — 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 2 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.