Shave skin biopsy cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion as an inpatient: from $116.93 to $786.24, with a median of $197.39. The lowest listed price is at Saint Clare Hospital — $80.46 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $269.50 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 11102, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Clare Hospital lowest Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $116.93 | $405.66 | $292.08–$304.25 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $123.39 | $405.66 | $292.08–$304.25 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $123.88 | $405.66 | $174.44–$365.10 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $127.31 | $405.66 | $292.08–$304.25 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $134.36 | $405.66 | $292.08–$304.25 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $143.35 | $405.66 | $113.59–$365.10 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES - FAC | $251.43 | $493.00 | $315.77–$394.40 | 49% | — source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC TANGNTL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $417.60 | $522.00 | $44.37–$759.65 | 20% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Tangential Biopsy of Skin: Single Lesion | $453.60 | $453.60 | $114.31–$435.46 | — | — source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $617.76 | $1,287.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $617.76 | $1,287.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $617.76 | $1,287.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $786.24 | $1,512.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $116.93, median $197.39, highest $786.24 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $197.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.