Shave skin biopsy cost in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $782.28 to $782.28, with a median of $782.28. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $551.32 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 11102, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PA · (814) 452-5111 HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $782.28 | $954.00 | $14.75–$5,839.11 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $782.28, median $782.28, highest $782.28.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $782.28. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 11102 ($267.11). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PAPR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $18.90 | file |