Punch skin biopsy cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $394.80 to $2,902.20, with a median of $1,055.40. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Jameson — $660.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $690.60 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 11104, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Jameson lowest New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $394.80 | $658.00 | $44.47–$892.40 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $467.00 | $934.00 | $44.47–$918.07 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 PUNCH BIOPSY; FIRST SKIN GROWTH | $588.50 | $1,177.00 | $44.47–$918.07 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $639.00 | $1,065.00 | $44.47–$958.50 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $44.47–$1,098.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $44.47–$1,167.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | $44.47–$1,263.16 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $873.60 | $1,456.00 | $44.47–$1,237.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $987.00 | $1,645.00 | $44.47–$1,398.25 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $1,055.40 | $1,759.00 | $44.47–$1,495.15 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC BX SKIN PUNCH INCL CLOSURE 1ST LESN | $1,107.26 | $1,438.00 | $14.98–$1,241.60 | 23% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 BIOPSY SKIN/SUB/MUCOUS 1ST | $1,113.00 | $1,590.00 | $40.99–$1,144.80 | 30% | — source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC BX SKIN PUNCH INCL CLOSURE 1ST LESN | $1,121.64 | $1,438.00 | $14.98–$1,241.60 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC BX SKIN PUNCH INCL CLOSURE 1ST LESN | $1,121.64 | $1,438.00 | $14.98–$1,241.60 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC BX SKIN PUNCH INCL CLOSURE 1ST LESN | $1,123.32 | $1,518.00 | $14.98–$1,276.97 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC BX SKIN PUNCH INCL CLOSURE 1ST LESN | $1,166.54 | $1,598.00 | $14.98–$1,348.66 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC BX SKIN PUNCH INCL CLOSURE 1ST LESN | $1,214.48 | $1,598.00 | $14.98–$1,339.70 | 24% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC BX SKIN PUNCH INCL CLOSURE 1ST LESN | $1,229.58 | $1,518.00 | $14.98–$1,259.05 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $2,902.20 | $4,837.00 | $1,301.15–$5,927.74 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $394.80, median $1,055.40, highest $2,902.20 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $1,021.20. 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 17 of 17 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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 11104 ($366.37). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $24.89 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $28.82 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $28.82 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $30.13 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $31.44 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $34.06 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $35.37 | file |