Shave skin biopsy cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion as an inpatient: from $82.36 to $445.20, with a median of $230.00. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — $147.64 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $176.70 at 73 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 11102, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $82.36 | $149.75 | $104.83–$142.26 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $82.36 | $149.75 | $104.83–$142.26 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION | $230.00 | $460.00 | $276.00–$391.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION | $230.00 | $460.00 | $276.00–$391.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION | $230.00 | $460.00 | $276.00–$391.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION | $230.00 | $460.00 | $276.00–$391.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION | $230.00 | $460.00 | $276.00–$391.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION | $230.00 | $460.00 | $276.00–$391.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION | $230.00 | $460.00 | $276.00–$33,510.68 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 BX SKIN TAGENTIAL SINGLE LESION | $230.00 | $460.00 | $276.00–$391.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $445.20 | $840.00 | $60.64–$396.35 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $445.20 | $840.00 | $60.64–$396.35 | 47% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $82.36, median $230.00, highest $445.20 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $230.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 9 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.