Shave skin biopsy cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $54.00 to $873.00, with a median of $204.00. The lowest price is at Ohio County Hospital (Hartford). The highest price is 16.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $204.00, is 32% below the US median of $300.00.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Kentucky ranks 8th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 24 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$54.00Ohio County Hospital
Median$204.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$873.00in Kentucky
Lowest saves$150.00vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford · Hartford, KY BX SKIN TANGENTIAL SINGLE TECH | $54.00 | $108.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $65.00 | $100.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Tangential Biopsy Single | $78.10 | $186.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $91.20 | $152.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Tangential Biopsy Single | $91.66 | $193.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $95.92 | $737.79 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL 11100 Biopsy of skin, subcutaneous tissue and/or mucous membrane; single lesion | $96.45 | $160.75 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $116.28 | $153.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $118.27 | $381.50 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $156.00 | $240.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Tangential Biopsy Single | $196.22 | $405.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $204.00 | $340.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $204.00 | $340.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $220.71 | $523.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $250.80 | $418.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Tangential Biopsy Single | $267.41 | $708.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $296.10 | $630.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Tangential Biopsy Single | $312.30 | $890.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $383.40 | $1,278.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $393.82 | $984.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG BIOPSY SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESION | $397.03 | $992.57 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $567.00 | $756.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN SINGLE LESION | $797.85 | $797.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $873.00 | $1,455.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3 | $78.10 | $91.66 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $116.28 | $196.22 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $96.45 | $484.72 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $156.00 | $156.00 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $797.85 | $797.85 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $118.27 | $118.27 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $312.30 | $312.30 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $383.40 | $383.40 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $397.03 | $397.03 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $220.71 | $220.71 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $567.00 | $567.00 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $296.10 | $296.10 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $95.92 | $95.92 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $267.41 | $267.41 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $91.20 | $91.20 |
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
- 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
- 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.