Shave skin biopsy cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $192.80 to $506.40, with a median of $456.60. The lowest listed price is at Johnson Memorial Hospital — $263.80 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $358.15 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 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 Mar 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Hospital lowest Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $192.80 | $241.00 | $28.54–$190.39 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $252.11 | $360.15 | $223.29–$900.38 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $436.20 | $727.00 | $6.28–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $436.20 | $727.00 | $6.28–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $8.27–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $8.27–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Indianapolis, IN · (317) 338-7000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $6.28–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $8.27–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $6.28–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $6.28–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $6.28–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $6.28–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $6.28–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $8.27–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $456.60 | $761.00 | $6.28–$654.69 | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $467.05 | $518.94 | $197.00–$518.94 | 10% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $473.40 | $789.00 | $8.27–$776.94 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $473.40 | $789.00 | $8.27–$776.94 | 40% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 TANGNTL BX SKIN LES | $506.40 | $844.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $1,646.79 | $1,829.77 | $53.00–$1,829.77 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $192.80, median $456.60, highest $506.40 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $456.60. 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 10 of 11 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.