Punch skin biopsy cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $548.25 to $578.34, with a median of $563.30. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $15.05 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $722.80 at 79 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 23, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $548.25 | $1,075.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $548.25 | $1,075.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC PR 11104 PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION RHC | $562.53 | $1,103.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $578.34 | $1,134.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC ED PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $578.34 | $1,134.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $548.25, median $563.30, highest $578.34 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $563.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.