Shave skin biopsy cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 4 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion as an inpatient: from $29.38 to $121.00, with a median of $85.48. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $56.10 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $74.93 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 11102, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $29.38 | $113.00 | $73.45–$84.30 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF TANGNTL BX SKIN SING LESION | $57.46 | $221.00 | $143.65–$164.87 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 DR TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $69.00 | $115.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $101.95 | $101.95 | $35.72–$194.03 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $121.00 | $121.00 | $35.72–$194.03 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SING LESION | $154.44 | $594.00 | $386.10–$443.12 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $163.28 | $628.00 | $408.20–$468.49 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION - AMBULATORY RATE | $196.55 | $196.55 | $35.72–$194.03 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $363.00 | $605.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $368.40 | $368.40 | $271.00–$346.30 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $600.90 | $600.90 | $442.02–$564.85 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $29.38, median $85.48, highest $121.00 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $85.48 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.