Punch skin biopsy cost in Olla, LA
In Olla, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $491.20 to $491.20, with a median of $491.20. Across Louisiana, the median is $158.60 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 11104, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Olla, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardtner Medical Center lowest Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 11104 PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $491.20 | $614.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center lowest Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 ZZZ11100 Biopsy of skin, subcutaneous tissue and/or mucous membrane; single lesion | $491.20 | $614.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA · (318) 495-3131 11104-Biopsy single skin lesion | $492.00 | $615.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $491.20, median $491.20, highest $491.20.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $491.20. 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.
2 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.
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA11104 PUNCH BIOPSY OF SKIN, SINGLE LESION Wound | $0.01 | file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla, LA11104 Biopsy of skin, subcutaneous tissue and/or mucous membrane; single lesion | $0.01 | file |