Shave skin biopsy cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $84.00 to $254.52, with a median of $254.52. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $170.52 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $360.34 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC PR 11102 TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION RHC | $84.00 | $200.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ED TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $240.24 | $572.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ED TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $254.52 | $606.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ED TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $254.52 | $606.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ED TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $254.52 | $606.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $84.00, median $254.52, highest $254.52 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $254.52. 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.