Shave skin biopsy cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $295.00 to $639.00, with a median of $454.00. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $159.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $454.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Sep 1, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $295.00 | $295.00 | — | — | — source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Tangential biopsy of skin (eg, shave, scoop, saucerize, curette); single lesion | $299.40 | $499.00 | $3,349.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $437.00 | $437.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $454.00 | $882.25 | $149.89–$882.25 | 49% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $506.62 | $506.62 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $639.00 | $639.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $639.00 | $639.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $639.00 | $639.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $295.00, median $454.00, highest $639.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $506.62. 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 2 of 2 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.