Shave skin biopsy cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 16 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $95.50 to $636.00, with a median of $636.00. The lowest listed price is at Banner Boswell Medical Center — $540.50 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $567.43 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 8 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 2, 2026 and Jun 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Boswell Medical Center lowest Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 BX SKIN TANGENTIAL LSN SGL | $95.50 | $396.00 | $130.17–$349.44 | 76% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 854-5050 BX SKIN TANGENTIAL LSN SGL | $112.07 | $396.00 | $130.17–$5,506.00 | 72% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 BX SKIN TANGENTIAL LSN SGL | $121.57 | $396.00 | $130.17–$5,506.00 | 69% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 BX SKIN TANGENTIAL LSN SGL | $135.43 | $396.00 | $130.17–$5,506.00 | 66% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 BX SKIN TANGENTIAL LSN SGL | $178.20 | $396.00 | $124.80–$317.67 | 55% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 BX SKIN TANGENTIAL LSN SGL | $205.13 | $396.00 | $82.91–$349.44 | 48% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $498.85 | $1,060.00 | $318.00–$3,949.00 | 53% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $636.00 | $636.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $636.00 | $636.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $636.00 | $636.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $636.00 | $636.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $636.00 | $636.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $636.00 | $636.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $636.00 | $636.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $636.00 | $636.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $636.00 | $636.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $95.50, median $636.00, highest $636.00 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $636.00. 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 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.