Shave skin biopsy cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 18 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $114.00 to $994.00, with a median of $342.70. The lowest listed price is at Virtua Memorial Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $228.70 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $551.32 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 17 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Tangential Biopsy of Skin (Eg, Shave, Scoop, Saucerize, Curette); Single Lesion | $114.00 | $1,140.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Tangential Biopsy of Skin (Eg, Shave, Scoop, Saucerize, Curette); Single Lesion | $114.00 | $1,140.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Tangential Biopsy of Skin (Eg, Shave, Scoop, Saucerize, Curette); Single Lesion | $114.00 | $1,140.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Tangential Biopsy of Skin (Eg, Shave, Scoop, Saucerize, Curette); Single Lesion | $114.00 | $1,140.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Tangential Biopsy of Skin (Eg, Shave, Scoop, Saucerize, Curette); Single Lesion | $114.00 | $1,140.00 | $217.16–$16,391.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $286.40 | $716.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $286.40 | $716.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $286.40 | $716.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $286.40 | $716.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $286.40 | $716.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $399.00 | $882.25 | $153.42–$882.25 | 55% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $415.00 | $882.25 | $153.42–$882.25 | 53% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $415.00 | $882.25 | $153.42–$882.25 | 53% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $416.00 | $640.00 | $224.00–$2,608.09 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $601.25 | $925.00 | $37.06–$3,742.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $897.49 | $897.49 | $128.20–$6,872.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $897.49 | $897.49 | $128.20–$6,872.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $897.49 | $897.49 | $128.20–$6,872.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $897.49 | $897.49 | $128.20–$6,872.00 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Tangential Biopsy of Skin Single Lesion | $994.00 | $994.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Tangential Biopsy of Skin Single Lesion | $994.00 | $994.00 | — | — | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $13,429.29 | — | $654.52–$3,036.67 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $15,327.28 | — | $37.06–$3,742.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $114.00, median $342.70, highest $994.00 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $508.63. 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 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.