Shave skin biopsy cost in New York
In New York, 91 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $59.04 to $5,614.83, with a median of $497.06. The lowest price is at Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial (Oneonta). The highest price is 95.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $497.06, is 66% above the US median of $300.00.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- New York ranks 40th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 30 of 91 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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$59.04Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial
Median$497.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,614.83in New York
Lowest saves$438.02vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial lowest Oneonta · Oneonta, NY HC Tangential Bx of Skin,Sngl Lesion | $59.04 | $218.68 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY TANGENTIAL BX SINGLE SKIN LESION | $62.25 | $73.24 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP | $107.00 | $107.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN (EG, SHAVE, SCOOP | $107.00 | $107.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Wynn Hospital Utica · Utica-Rome, NY Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $109.80 | $183.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Nathan Littauer Hospital Gloversville · Gloversville, NY TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN | $120.00 | $150.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $167.03 | $238.61 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Orleans Community Health Medina · Rochester, NY BX SKIN TANGENTIAL SINGLE LESION | $200.00 | $500.00 | Dec 12, 2024 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Tangential Biopsy of Skin; Single Lesion | $208.15 | $260.19 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Tangential Biopsy of Skin; Single Lesion | $208.15 | $260.19 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $235.13 | $787.86 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESIO | $235.13 | $643.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESIO | $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 LESION | $235.13 | $787.86 | 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 |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $235.13 | $643.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESIO | $235.13 | $643.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $235.13 | $787.86 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $235.13 | $787.86 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $235.13 | $643.54 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESIO | $235.13 | $787.86 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome · Utica-Rome, NY Tangntl bx skin single les | $241.41 | $598.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $266.81 | $485.10 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $280.96 | $510.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $280.96 | $510.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $280.96 | $510.83 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $285.00 | $285.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $294.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $324.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 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 |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $378.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $378.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center Watertown · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES TC | $413.00 | $413.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $415.32 | — | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $418.56 | $640.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $426.40 | $656.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $435.00 | $435.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $436.29 | $793.26 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $443.10 | $681.70 | Apr 1, 2026 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 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $464.88 | $596.00 | Oct 28, 2026 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 |
| St. Luke's Cornwall Newburgh · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Tangntl bx skin single les | $507.45 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Noncdm Charge Record | $515.43 | $2,061.72 | Apr 1, 2026 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 Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $619.66 | $729.01 | Apr 7, 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 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $642.00 | $642.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuba Memorial Hospital Cuba · Cuba, NY Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $642.00 | $642.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Bx-Skin Sq/Mm; Sgl | $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 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Tangntl Bx Skin Sgl Les | $687.00 | $687.00 | Apr 1, 2026 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 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 |
| Mid Hudson Regional Hospital Poughkeepsie · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $837.00 | $837.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $837.00 | $837.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $863.60 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $863.60 | — | Jul 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 | Jul 27, 2026 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 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 11102 - TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $985.00 | $985.00 | Apr 22, 2025 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 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 |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital 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 – Tisch Hospital 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 |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les,Tc | $1,344.00 | $1,344.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les,Tc | $1,344.00 | $1,344.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les,Tc | $1,344.00 | $1,344.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Pbb Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les,Tc | $1,344.00 | $1,344.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ TANGENTIAL BX,SKIN,SGL LESION | $1,364.00 | $1,364.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $1,523.60 | $2,344.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $1,791.00 | $1,791.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $1,791.00 | $1,791.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BX SKIN, TANGNTL 1ST LESION | $3,488.00 | $1,168.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BX SKIN, TANGNTL 1ST LESION | $3,934.00 | $1,168.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BX SKIN, TANGNTL 1ST LESION | $3,965.00 | $1,168.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BX SKIN, TANGNTL 1ST LESION | $4,122.00 | $1,168.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC BX SKIN, TANGNTL 1ST LESION | $4,881.00 | $1,168.00 | Feb 19, 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 43 | $107.00 | $746.24 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 9 | $62.25 | $1,344.00 |
| Rochester, NY | 9 | $200.00 | $497.06 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $208.15 | $280.96 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 3 | $326.40 | $464.88 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 3 | $507.45 | $515.43 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $339.10 | $443.10 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $1,523.60 | $3,569.22 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $280.96 | $280.96 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $109.80 | $175.60 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $457.16 | $457.16 |
| Cuba, NY | 1 | $642.00 | $642.00 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $208.15 | $208.15 |
| Gloversville, NY | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $266.81 | $266.81 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $285.00 | $285.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $436.29 | $436.29 |
| Oneonta, NY | 1 | $59.04 | $59.04 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $361.00 | $361.00 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $426.40 | $426.40 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $378.00 | $378.00 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1 | $413.00 | $413.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.