Shave skin biopsy cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $104.64 to $677.52, with a median of $404.05. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas and 1 other hospital — $299.41 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $180.03 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 6, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $104.64 | $218.00 | $47.77–$191.84 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $104.64 | $218.00 | $47.77–$191.84 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM DRM | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM PCC | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM PLS | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM RHB | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM SUR | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM DRM | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM PCC | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM RHB | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM PLS | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION TX RM SUR | $211.20 | $440.00 | $132.47–$497.03 | 52% | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 WHC Tangential Biopsy Single Lesion | $403.10 | $1,390.00 | $174.47–$2,860.00 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Tangential Biopsy Of Skin Single Lesion | $403.10 | $1,390.00 | $174.47–$2,860.00 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $405.00 | $1,002.04 | $114.69–$1,002.04 | 60% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $677.52 | $677.52 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $677.52 | $677.52 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $104.64, median $404.05, highest $677.52 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $403.10. 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 4 of 4 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.