Punch skin biopsy cost in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $72.96 to $288.42, with a median of $160.16. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital — $87.20 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $222.30 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 11104, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Appleton, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PRO-S PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $72.96 | $128.00 | $48.59 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Prof Punch Bx of Skin; Single Lesion | $160.16 | $286.00 | $131.56–$272.40 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Prof Punch Bx of Skin; Single Lesion | $160.16 | $286.00 | $131.56–$272.40 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC PROF PUNCH BX OF SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $164.02 | $292.90 | $131.56–$272.40 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC PROF PUNCH BX OF SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $164.02 | $292.90 | $131.56–$272.40 | 44% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC FAC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $238.26 | $418.00 | $48.59–$229.22 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $288.42 | $506.00 | $48.59–$456.60 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC PRO PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $310.65 | $545.00 | $48.59–$456.60 | 43% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC PRO PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $310.65 | $545.00 | $48.59–$456.60 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION (11104) | $450.80 | $805.00 | $87.87–$592.48 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION (11104) | $450.80 | $805.00 | $87.87–$592.48 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Punch Bx of Skin; Single Lesion | $525.11 | $937.70 | $281.31–$707.66 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Punch Bx of Skin; Single Lesion | $525.11 | $937.70 | $281.31–$707.66 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC PUNCH BX OF SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $538.44 | $961.50 | $281.31–$707.66 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC PUNCH BX OF SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $538.44 | $961.50 | $281.31–$707.66 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $72.96, median $160.16, highest $288.42 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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
A punch biopsy removes a small round core of skin with a tool like a tiny cookie cutter, for a lab to examine. It is used for rashes and suspicious spots.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the procedure and numbing medicine. The visit may be billed separately.