Shave skin biopsy cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $57.00 to $2,321.50, with a median of $420.84. The lowest price is at Lincoln Health (Hugo). The highest price is 40.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $420.84, is 40% above the US median of $300.00.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Colorado ranks 37th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 22 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$57.00Lincoln Health
Median$420.84half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,321.50in Colorado
Lowest saves$363.84vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Health lowest Hugo · Hugo, CO Tangntl bx skin single les | $57.00 | $57.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $87.60 | $146.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $114.00 | $228.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $159.27 | $455.03 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO BX SKIN TANGENTIAL LSN SGL | $164.02 | $405.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO TANGENTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $175.45 | $319.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $180.00 | $225.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 11102 BX SKIN LESION TANGENTIAL SINGLE | $187.50 | $250.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $232.05 | $273.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $378.00 | $675.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $392.22 | $603.42 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC SKIN BIOPSY TANGENTIAL (SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $449.45 | $561.81 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC SKIN BIOPSY TANGENTIAL (SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $449.45 | $561.81 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC SKIN BIOPSY TANGENTIAL (SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $449.45 | $561.81 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $501.00 | $668.00 | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN 1ST LESION | $562.90 | $866.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC TANGENTIAL BIOSPY OF SKIN SINGLE LESION | $2,321.50 | $4,643.00 | Sep 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 6 | $159.27 | $730.08 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $730.08 | $1,525.79 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $175.45 | $175.45 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $187.50 | $187.50 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $449.45 | $449.45 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $449.45 | $449.45 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $164.02 | $164.02 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $501.00 | $501.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $449.45 | $449.45 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $87.60 | $87.60 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $392.22 | $392.22 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $232.05 | $232.05 |
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
- Arkansas$262.10
- California$552.00
- 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.