Shave skin biopsy cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $27.20 to $581.94, with a median of $252.78. The lowest price is at Community Memorial Hospital (Cloquet). The highest price is 21.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $252.78, is 16% below the US median of $300.00.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Minnesota ranks 17th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 62 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$27.20Community Memorial Hospital
Median$252.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$581.94in Minnesota
Lowest saves$225.58vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ENT-SC,TANG SKIN BIOP SGL | $27.20 | $42.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN ED 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $57.42 | $74.57 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $57.68 | $103.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI TANG BX SKN SNGL LES | $69.30 | $99.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN TX RM 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $95.20 | $140.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN SURG 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $107.00 | $107.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE) | $107.52 | $168.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $113.15 | $208.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $116.45 | $137.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $128.63 | $302.64 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $129.20 | $304.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $135.20 | $208.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $144.99 | $179.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $147.94 | $569.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $149.42 | $241.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI BIOPSY OF SKIN SINGLE LESION- ED | $158.00 | $158.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $166.66 | $641.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $171.18 | $208.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $192.40 | $296.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $194.65 | $229.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $199.76 | $227.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 11102 TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $205.84 | $338.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $213.75 | $285.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $224.78 | $401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $224.78 | $401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $224.78 | $401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $224.78 | $401.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $237.00 | $237.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $252.78 | $630.37 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $252.78 | $630.37 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $252.78 | $630.37 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $252.78 | $630.37 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $253.44 | $632.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $253.44 | $632.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $253.44 | $632.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $259.25 | $305.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $263.08 | $356.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $263.08 | $356.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $263.08 | $356.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $263.08 | $356.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $263.08 | $356.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $263.08 | $356.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP, SAUCERIZE, CURETTE); SINGLE LESION | $263.08 | $356.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $267.91 | $630.37 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN | $269.52 | $379.60 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN, FIRST LESION | $275.49 | $687.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $292.46 | $348.17 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $348.00 | $831.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $353.19 | $630.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN SURG 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $430.40 | $538.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN ED 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $444.00 | $555.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN ED 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $444.00 | $555.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $455.42 | $948.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $455.42 | $948.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $455.42 | $948.80 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN SURG 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $459.20 | $574.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN SURG 11102 TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $459.20 | $574.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN;LESION | $471.36 | $745.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN BX SKIN TANGENT SINGLE LES OR | $534.24 | $954.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN BX SKIN TANGENT SINGLE LES OR | $534.24 | $954.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $542.03 | $542.03 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN BX SKIN TANGENT SINGLE LES OR | $581.94 | $954.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 18 | $69.30 | $252.78 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 6 | $27.20 | $136.81 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $129.20 | $263.08 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $224.78 | $286.39 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $237.00 | $250.04 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $353.19 | $412.28 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $263.08 | $263.08 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $57.68 | $57.68 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $116.45 | $116.45 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $534.24 | $534.24 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $444.00 | $444.00 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $430.40 | $430.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $194.65 | $194.65 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $135.20 | $135.20 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $292.46 | $292.46 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $263.08 | $263.08 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $107.00 | $107.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $542.03 | $542.03 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $57.42 | $57.42 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $107.52 | $107.52 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $259.25 | $259.25 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $213.75 | $213.75 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $459.20 | $459.20 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $224.78 | $224.78 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $534.24 | $534.24 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $199.76 | $199.76 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $205.84 | $205.84 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $263.08 | $263.08 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $192.40 | $192.40 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $149.42 | $149.42 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $444.00 | $444.00 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $171.18 | $171.18 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $459.20 | $459.20 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $95.20 | $95.20 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $581.94 | $581.94 |
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
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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
- Maine$203.75
- Maryland$581.04
- Massachusetts$437.00
- Michigan$286.65
- 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.