Shave skin biopsy cost in Scranton, PA
In Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $4,303.68 to $5,352.48, with a median of $4,828.08. The lowest listed price is at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital — $524.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $551.32 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 11102, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 2, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital lowest Wilkes-Barre, PA · (570) 829-8111 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $4,303.68 | $17,932.00 | $32.23–$17,932.00 | 76% | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $5,352.48 | $19,824.00 | $32.23–$19,824.00 | 73% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $5,352.48 | $19,824.00 | $32.23–$19,824.00 | 73% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,303.68, median $4,828.08, highest $5,352.48 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
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 none is it 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.