Shave skin biopsy cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 10 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $88.80 to $149.60, with a median of $148.06. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $59.26 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $124.32 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 11102, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $88.80 | $592.00 | $153.92–$4,722.27 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $124.32 | $592.00 | $153.92–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $124.32 | $592.00 | $153.92–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $124.32 | $592.00 | $153.92–$4,722.27 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Fl Biopsy Skin Lesion Single Lesion | $148.06 | $673.00 | $88.23–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Fl Biopsy Skin Lesion Single Lesion | $148.06 | $673.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Fl Biopsy Skin Lesion Single Lesion | $148.06 | $673.00 | $88.23–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Fl Biopsy Skin Lesion Single Lesion | $148.06 | $673.00 | $88.23–$2,079.86 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Fl Biopsy Skin Lesion Single Lesion | $148.06 | $673.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $149.60 | $748.00 | $172.85–$4,722.27 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $88.80, median $148.06, highest $149.60 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $148.06. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is 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.