Punch skin biopsy cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 4 hospitals list a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $43.68 to $126.45, with a median of $103.70. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $60.02 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $84.45 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $43.68 | $168.00 | $89.71–$128.02 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LSN | $70.20 | $270.00 | $144.18–$205.74 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 DR PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $86.40 | $144.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $121.00 | $121.00 | $44.35–$241.57 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $126.45 | $126.45 | $44.35–$241.57 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $145.60 | $560.00 | $299.04–$426.72 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $165.10 | $635.00 | $339.09–$483.87 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION - AMBULATORY RATE | $196.55 | $196.55 | $44.35–$241.57 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LSN | $296.66 | $1,141.00 | $609.29–$869.44 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $363.00 | $605.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $368.40 | $368.40 | $271.00–$1,756.35 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $600.90 | $600.90 | $386.68–$1,756.35 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $43.68, median $103.70, highest $126.45 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $103.70. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.