Surgery and procedures CPT 11104 Outpatient

Punch skin biopsy cost in El Centro, CA

In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $108.99 to $108.99, with a median of $108.99. Across California, the median is $722.80 at 139 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 11104, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$108.99Pioneers Memorial Hospital

Median$108.99half of hospitals charge less

Highest$108.99in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Centro, CA.

median

Lowest $108.99Highest $167.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 11104 Punch biopsy of skin single lesion source file	$108.99	$363.30	$112.06–$643.75	70%
Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 11104 Punch biopsy of skin (including simple closure, when performed); single lesion source file	$167.88	$559.61	$112.06–$540.75	70%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More

Outpatient: lowest $108.99, median $108.99, highest $108.99.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.