Shave skin biopsy cost in Maine
In Maine, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $53.72 to $598.50, with a median of $203.75. The lowest price is at Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital (Pittsfield). The highest price is 11.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $203.75, is 32% below the US median of $300.00.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Maine ranks 7th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 21 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$53.72Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Median$203.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$598.50in Maine
Lowest saves$150.03vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital lowest Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LES | $53.72 | $158.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME HC TANGNTL BX SKN SING LES SUR | $58.46 | $158.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME 11102 Off Fac: Skin Biopsyshaving | $60.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LES | $63.00 | $126.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME TANGRIFF BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $94.70 | $118.38 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LES FF | $119.28 | $568.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME HC BX OF SKIN TANGTL SNGL | $136.71 | $651.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN | $139.50 | $201.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SING LESION | $154.44 | $594.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $188.10 | $209.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Tangential biopsy of skin (eg, shave, scoop, saucerize, curette); single lesion 11102 | $203.75 | $815.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $228.48 | $448.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $235.45 | $235.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME 11102 Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion(Shave, Scoop, saucerize, Curette) | $282.60 | $314.00 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $286.15 | $286.15 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $289.94 | $763.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $363.00 | $605.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $385.00 | $385.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $401.00 | $1,149.38 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $415.50 | $415.50 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE | $598.50 | $630.00 | Mar 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $94.70 | $162.40 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 3 | $154.44 | $363.00 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $289.94 | $345.47 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $282.60 | $282.60 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $235.45 | $235.45 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $58.46 | $58.46 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $203.75 | $203.75 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $598.50 | $598.50 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $286.15 | $286.15 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $53.72 | $53.72 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $119.28 | $119.28 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $415.50 | $415.50 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $139.50 | $139.50 |
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
- Louisiana$193.27
- 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.