Shave skin biopsy cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 38 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $48.00 to $5,796.54, with a median of $193.27. The lowest price is at Lasalle General Hospital (Jena). The highest price is 120.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $193.27, is 36% below the US median of $300.93.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Louisiana ranks 6th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 38 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$48.00Lasalle General Hospital
Median$193.27half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,796.54in Louisiana
Lowest saves$145.27vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasalle General Hospital lowest Jena · Jena, LA BIOPSY SKIN LESION | $48.00 | $80.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $52.50 | $125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA Tangential(shave)SKIN BIOPSY,SINGLE LESI | $67.28 | $89.71 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $73.92 | $528.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $86.13 | $319.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $88.20 | $630.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $88.20 | $630.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $88.20 | $630.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $88.20 | $630.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $89.32 | $319.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $102.56 | $641.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $120.12 | $462.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN | $128.40 | $428.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA 11102 Tangntl bx skin single lesion | $139.80 | $233.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 11102 TANGNTL BX SKIN; SNGL LESION | $148.72 | $572.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $149.93 | $319.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $162.40 | $232.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 11102 Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion(Shave, Scoop, saucerize, Curette) | $171.20 | $214.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $186.03 | $689.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA SHAVE BX SINGLE LESION | $200.50 | $401.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $227.92 | $1,036.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Tangential biopsy of skin (e.g., for example, shave, scoop, saucerize, curette); single lesion | $241.62 | $402.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $260.40 | $372.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $268.62 | $1,221.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $281.71 | $469.51 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TANGNTL BS SKIN SINGLE LES | $283.20 | $708.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $350.74 | $1,349.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Tragential Bx Skin,1St Lesion | $357.60 | $447.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $369.81 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $371.20 | $1,160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $377.72 | $1,349.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $388.90 | $1,230.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $392.04 | $891.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $662.76 | $3,156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY, SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $725.88 | $3,156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA TANGNTL BS SKIN SINGLE LES | $744.00 | $744.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $947.95 | $1,280.50 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA TARSAL TUNNEL RELEASE/DECOMPRESSION | $5,796.54 | $8,362.00 | Sep 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 10 | $73.92 | $88.76 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $67.28 | $128.40 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $149.93 | $670.00 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $350.74 | $357.60 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 2 | $260.40 | $315.80 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $281.71 | $335.30 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $52.50 | $147.06 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $200.50 | $285.16 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $283.20 | $513.60 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $148.72 | $148.72 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $162.40 | $162.40 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $171.20 | $171.20 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $88.20 | $88.20 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $139.80 | $139.80 |
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
- Kentucky$204.00
- Maine$195.93
- 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.