Punch skin biopsy cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $282.40 to $1,046.40, with a median of $456.60. The lowest listed price is at Johnson Memorial Hospital — $174.20 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $451.30 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $456.60, is 16% above the US median of $393.50.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 11104, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Memorial Hospital lowest Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Punch biopsy, first skin growth File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $282.40 | $353.00 | $35.95–$278.87 | 20% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $436.20 | $727.00 | $7.88–$654.69 | 40% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB PUNCH BIOPSY OF SKIN SINGLE LESION File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $446.00 | $1,115.00 | $430.10–$1,219.63 | 60% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $7.88–$654.69 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center Indianapolis, IN · (317) 338-7000 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $7.88–$654.69 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $7.88–$654.69 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $10.38–$654.69 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $10.38–$654.69 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $456.60 | $761.00 | $7.88–$654.69 | 40% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $473.40 | $789.00 | $10.38–$776.94 | 40% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Punch biopsy, first skin growth File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $502.74 | $718.20 | $430.10–$1,795.50 | 30% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Punch Bx Skin Single Lesion Hcode File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $798.02 | $3,454.65 | $430.10–$1,690.98 | 77% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Punch Bx Skin Single Lesion File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $930.24 | $1,033.60 | $393.00–$1,033.60 | 10% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,046.40 | $1,744.00 | — | 40% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Punch Bx Skin Single Lesion File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $2,883.98 | $3,204.42 | $120.00–$3,204.42 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $282.40, median $456.60, highest $1,046.40 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $456.60. 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 12 of 13 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 punch skin biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Punch skin biopsy explained.