Shave skin biopsy cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion as an inpatient: from $57.60 to $378.69, with a median of $169.46. The lowest listed price is at Monadnock Community Hospital — $111.86 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $100.37 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 11102, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP TANGENITAL BIOPSY SKIN | $57.60 | $96.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 MHP TANGENITAL BIOPSY OF SKIN | $57.60 | $96.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $169.46 | $458.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $356.40 | $594.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $378.69 | $971.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $57.60, median $169.46, highest $378.69 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $169.46 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.