Shave skin biopsy cost in New York
In New York, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $42.72 to $5,614.83, with a median of $435.00. The lowest price is at St. Barnabas Hospital (Bronx). The highest price is 131.4× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$42.72St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$435.00half pay less
Highest$5,614.83in New York
Lowest saves$392.28vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $42.72 | $157.89 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY PR Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $78.00 | $78.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $93.02 | $156.00 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $97.02 | $485.10 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $102.17 | $510.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $102.17 | $510.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $102.17 | $510.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $105.00 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $112.10 | $188.00 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $144.00 | $144.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $147.88 | $248.00 | — source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $158.65 | $793.26 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $167.03 | $238.61 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $195.58 | $195.58 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $195.58 | $195.58 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $195.58 | $195.58 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Tangential Biopsy of Skin; Single Lesion | $208.15 | $260.19 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Tangential Biopsy of Skin; Single Lesion | $208.15 | $260.19 | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $235.13 | $643.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESIO | $235.13 | $643.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESIO | $235.13 | $787.86 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $235.13 | $643.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $235.13 | $643.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESIO | $235.13 | $787.86 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $242.50 | $485.00 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $259.00 | $259.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $294.00 | — | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $326.40 | $544.00 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $339.10 | $521.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $361.00 | $361.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $378.00 | $378.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $435.00 | $435.00 | — source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $443.10 | $681.70 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $445.44 | $685.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $457.16 | $703.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $463.00 | $463.00 | — source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $464.88 | $596.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Tangntl bx skin single les | $482.53 | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $497.06 | $764.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $497.06 | $764.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $497.06 | $764.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $510.00 | $510.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $510.00 | $510.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $611.77 | $764.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $632.40 | $744.00 | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Ed Biopsy Of Skin Sngle L | $673.45 | $962.07 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $682.00 | $682.00 | — source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $729.01 | $729.01 | — source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $746.24 | $829.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $765.00 | $850.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $765.00 | $850.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $765.00 | $850.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $765.00 | $850.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $765.00 | $850.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $887.65 | $887.65 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESN | $954.00 | $750.04 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $954.01 | $954.01 | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $1,205.81 | $6,346.39 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Bx Skin 1St Lesion Tangential | $1,653.68 | $1,653.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $5,614.83 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 28 | $42.72 | $677.72 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $112.10 | $489.80 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $167.03 | $195.58 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $102.17 | $147.88 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $339.10 | $443.10 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $259.00 | $2,936.92 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $102.17 | $102.17 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $326.40 | $395.64 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $457.16 | $457.16 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $208.15 | $208.15 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $97.02 | $97.02 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $158.65 | $158.65 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $361.00 | $361.00 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $93.02 | $93.02 |
What it is
In this biopsy a thin layer of a skin spot is shaved or scooped off with a blade or curette and sent for testing. It is used to check moles, growths or rashes for skin cancer or other conditions.
What the price covers
The price covers taking the sample from one lesion. The pathologist's exam of the sample and the office or clinic visit are usually billed separately.
Tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion in other states
- Alabama$401.15
- Alaska$370.39
- Arizona$567.43
- Arkansas$168.75
- California$576.80
- Colorado$730.08
- Connecticut$256.85
- Delaware$615.18
- Florida$665.60
- Georgia$560.04
- Hawaii$424.20
- Idaho$556.00
- Illinois$225.47
- Indiana$358.15
- Iowa$203.53
- Kansas$677.52
- Kentucky$322.31
- Louisiana$125.64
- Maine$74.93
- Maryland$232.00
- Massachusetts$279.30
- Michigan$166.38
- Minnesota$253.44
- Mississippi$179.52
- Missouri$180.03
- Montana$151.60
- Nebraska$138.40
- Nevada$330.90
- New Hampshire$100.37
- New Jersey$249.69
- New Mexico$157.74
- North Carolina$206.55
- North Dakota$174.27
- Ohio$300.00
- Oklahoma$173.57
- Oregon$180.05
- Pennsylvania$551.32
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$277.00
- South Dakota$380.40
- Tennessee$124.32
- Texas$360.34
- Utah$212.45
- Vermont$159.95
- Virginia$251.40
- Washington$269.50
- West Virginia$224.25
- Wisconsin$176.70
- Wyoming$211.68
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.