Shave skin biopsy cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $225.00 to $465.60, with a median of $345.30. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $120.30 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $300.00 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 1, 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $225.00 | $250.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $465.60 | $776.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $15,778.02 | $26,296.70 | $1,594.23 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $225.00, median $345.30, highest $465.60 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $345.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.