Shave skin biopsy cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $48.40 to $8,615.78, with a median of $262.10. The lowest price is at Ozarks Community Hospital (Gravette). The highest price is 178.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $262.10, is 13% below the US median of $300.00.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Arkansas ranks 18th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$48.40Ozarks Community Hospital
Median$262.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,615.78in Arkansas
Lowest saves$213.70vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Community Hospital lowest Gravette · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $48.40 | $121.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA Jonesboro · Jonesboro, AR HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $69.73 | $367.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR 11102 Tangential Bx of Skin, Single Lesion | $86.00 | $86.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR TANGENT BIOPSY SKIN, 1 LESION | $88.13 | $400.58 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $88.80 | $592.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Chambers Memorial Hospital Danville · Russellville, AR Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $126.23 | $252.46 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $133.23 | $544.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle · Russellville, AR TANGENT BIOPSY SKIN, 1 LESION | $149.33 | $597.30 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Ouachita County Medical Center Camden · Camden, AR TANGENTIAL BX SKIN | $150.00 | $300.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 11102 - TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $215.54 | $862.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville · Booneville, AR Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $232.05 | $357.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark · Ozark, AR Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $232.05 | $357.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Paris E Academy Paris · E Academy Paris, AR Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $232.05 | $357.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Mountain Home · Mountain Home, AR Tangential Bx Skin Sngl Lesion | $262.10 | $436.83 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $273.65 | $421.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $273.65 | $421.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs · Hot Springs, AR HC Tangential Biopsy Single | $296.16 | $1,166.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $419.90 | $646.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville · Berryville, AR Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $457.60 | $704.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $468.00 | $780.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $468.00 | $780.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $603.28 | $670.31 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $603.28 | $670.31 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 11102 - TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $886.08 | $3,544.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 11102 - TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $2,002.00 | $8,008.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Magnolia Magnolia · Magnolia, AR 11102 - TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $2,002.00 | $8,008.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville Bentonville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $8,615.78 | $35,899.08 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 8 | $88.13 | $468.00 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 4 | $48.40 | $511.59 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $273.65 | $273.65 |
| Russellville, AR | 2 | $126.23 | $137.78 |
| Berryville, AR | 1 | $457.60 | $457.60 |
| Booneville, AR | 1 | $232.05 | $232.05 |
| Camden, AR | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| E Academy Paris, AR | 1 | $232.05 | $232.05 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1 | $296.16 | $296.16 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 1 | $69.73 | $69.73 |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $2,002.00 | $2,002.00 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $88.80 | $88.80 |
| Mountain Home, AR | 1 | $262.10 | $262.10 |
| Ozark, AR | 1 | $232.05 | $232.05 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $86.00 | $86.00 |
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
- Alabama$310.28
- Alaska$361.89
- Arizona$386.75
- 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.