Shave skin biopsy cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $52.80 to $8,239.22, with a median of $310.28. The lowest price is at Monroe County Hospital (Monroeville). The highest price is 156.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $310.28, is 3% above the US median of $300.00.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Alabama ranks 28th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 11102. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$52.80Monroe County Hospital
Median$310.28half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,239.22in Alabama
Lowest saves$257.48vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Hospital lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN SINGLE LESION | $52.80 | $132.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Tangential Biopsy Of Skin Single Lesion | $90.00 | $377.00 | — source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SINGLE LESION OF SKIN | $117.78 | $453.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL BIOPSY;SKIN/SQ TISSUE/MUCOUS MEM; SINGLE | $137.80 | $212.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA TANGENTIAL BIOPSY | $176.45 | $352.90 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $189.00 | $472.49 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $224.40 | $374.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Tangential Bx Skin Sgl Lesion | $233.25 | $311.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN | $239.08 | $556.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN | $239.08 | $556.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $270.20 | $386.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Tangenital Biopsy Single Lesio | $282.00 | $470.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL TANGNTL BX SKIN, SGL LESION | $310.28 | $310.28 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL TANGNTL BX SKIN, SGL LESION | $310.28 | $310.28 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL TANGNTL BX SKIN, SGL LESION | $310.28 | $310.28 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL HWC-TANGENTIAL BX SINGLE | $315.00 | $315.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL HWC-TANGENTIAL BX SINGLE | $315.00 | $315.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL HWC-TANGENTIAL BX SINGLE | $315.00 | $315.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL HWC-TANGENTIAL BX SINGLE | $315.00 | $315.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $362.00 | $882.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL 11102 Tangential Biopsy of Skin, 1 lesion | $427.00 | $656.43 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 11102 TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $487.30 | $886.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL HWC-TANGENTIAL BX SINGLE | $504.50 | $504.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $937.63 | $2,180.54 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $937.63 | $2,180.54 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $3,328.60 | $18,492.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $8,239.22 | $54,928.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $233.25 | $937.63 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $310.28 | $310.28 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $315.00 | $315.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $189.00 | $4,214.11 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $315.00 | $315.00 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $487.30 | $487.30 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $427.00 | $427.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $282.00 | $282.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $3,328.60 | $3,328.60 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $137.80 | $137.80 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $176.45 | $176.45 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $504.50 | $504.50 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $362.00 | $362.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $239.08 | $239.08 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $52.80 | $52.80 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $224.40 | $224.40 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $117.78 | $117.78 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $270.20 | $270.20 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $239.08 | $239.08 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What shave skin biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shave skin biopsy explained.
Tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion in other states
- Alaska$361.89
- Arizona$386.75
- Arkansas$262.10
- California$552.00
- Colorado$420.84
- Connecticut$404.10
- Delaware$615.18
- District of Columbia$462.49, 3 hospitals
- Florida$618.20
- Georgia$560.04
- Hawaii$507.50
- Idaho$209.40
- Illinois$296.00
- Indiana$407.10
- Iowa$215.85
- Kansas$275.94
- Kentucky$204.00
- Louisiana$193.27
- Maine$203.75
- Maryland$581.04
- Massachusetts$437.00
- Michigan$286.65
- Minnesota$252.78
- Mississippi$179.52
- Missouri$250.90
- Montana$232.50
- Nebraska$193.13
- Nevada$297.00
- New Hampshire$100.37
- New Jersey$544.82
- New Mexico$695.70
- New York$497.06
- North Carolina$249.00
- North Dakota$269.60
- Ohio$301.88
- Oklahoma$283.40
- Oregon$217.13
- Pennsylvania$566.06
- Puerto Rico$154.61, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$277.00
- South Dakota$397.28
- Tennessee$172.04
- Texas$360.34
- Utah$341.31, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$142.15
- Virginia$251.40
- Washington$264.00
- West Virginia$346.50
- Wisconsin$240.00
- Wyoming$345.42
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.