Punch skin biopsy cost in Bowling Green, KY
In Bowling Green, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $445.91 to $515.40, with a median of $480.66. The lowest listed price is at The Medical Center at Bowling Green — $34.75 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $275.25 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 11104, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Bowling Green, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green lowest Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 IR PUNCH BIOPSY | $445.91 | $859.00 | $180.39–$628.96 | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY · (270) 745-1000 6B PUNCH BIOPSY | $450.58 | $868.00 | $182.28–$635.55 | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 IR PUNCH BIOPSY | $515.40 | $859.00 | $180.39–$698.80 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville, KY · (270) 622-2800 6B PUNCH BIOPSY | $520.80 | $868.00 | $182.28–$706.12 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $445.91, median $480.66, highest $515.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $515.40. 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 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.