Shave skin biopsy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 79 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $98.40 to $44,469.50, with a median of $566.06. The lowest price is at UPMC Kane (Kane). The highest price is 451.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $566.06, is 89% above the US median of $300.00.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Pennsylvania ranks 45th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 79 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$98.40UPMC Kane
Median$566.06half of hospitals charge less
Highest$44,469.50in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$467.66vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Kane lowest Kane · Bradford, PA TF TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $98.40 | $164.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $173.10 | $577.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Tangential Biopsy of Skin; Single Lesion | $208.15 | $260.19 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Tangential Biopsy of Skin; Single Lesion | $208.15 | $260.19 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Tangential Biopsy of Skin; Single Lesion | $208.15 | $260.19 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA SKIN BX TANGENTIAL | $239.40 | $399.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA SKIN BX TANGENTIAL | $239.40 | $399.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Tangential biopsy of skin (eg, shave, scoop, saucerize, curette); single lesion | $259.20 | $648.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $286.40 | $716.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $286.40 | $716.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $286.40 | $716.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Tangntl Bx Skin Single Les | $286.40 | $716.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA TANGENTIAL BIOPSY OF SKIN;SIN | $288.93 | $577.85 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $295.00 | $590.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $300.00 | $500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $300.00 | $500.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 11102 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES Tech | $308.66 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 11102 TANGENTIAL BIOSPY OF SKIN 1 LESION | $336.05 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Tangntl bx skin single lesion 11102 | $355.32 | $987.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA WC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $357.60 | $596.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 11102 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES Tech | $374.55 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $381.60 | $636.00 | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $399.00 | $882.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Tangntl Bx Skin Single Lesion | $401.52 | $717.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 11102 TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES Tech | $406.59 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Tangential Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $415.00 | $882.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA IR Biopsy Skin - Tangential - Report | $428.04 | $1,292.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $470.70 | $523.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $470.70 | $523.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Tangntl Bx Skin Single Lesion | $501.90 | $717.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $551.32 | $716.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $558.48 | $716.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $558.48 | $716.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $558.70 | $755.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $566.06 | $682.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $566.06 | $682.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $566.06 | $682.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $566.06 | $682.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $566.06 | $682.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $566.06 | $682.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $566.06 | $682.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $566.06 | $682.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $575.40 | $959.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $575.40 | $959.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $575.40 | $959.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $580.35 | $795.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $581.35 | $755.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA RHC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $600.00 | $600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA RHC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $600.00 | $600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA RHC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $600.00 | $600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA RHC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $600.00 | $600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA RHC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $600.00 | $600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA RHC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $600.00 | $600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Biopsy Skin Tangential Single Lesion | $601.25 | $925.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $604.20 | $795.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $611.55 | $755.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $613.80 | $1,023.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Biopsy of Related Skin Growth, First Growth | $617.60 | $772.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Biopsy of Related Skin Growth, First Growth | $617.60 | $772.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Biopsy of Related Skin Growth, First Growth | $617.60 | $772.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $630.00 | $700.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $630.00 | $700.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $639.00 | $1,065.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie · Erie, PA HC BX SKIN TANGENTIAL 1ST LESN | $782.28 | $954.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA SKIN BX SUPERFICIAL SINGLE LES | $808.50 | $1,155.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $823.80 | $1,373.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES-MCR | $923.00 | $923.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC BX TANGNTL SKIN SINGLE LESN (ED) | $953.00 | $1,906.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $958.79 | $958.79 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $1,055.40 | $1,759.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Tangential BX - WCC | $1,399.99 | $2,333.31 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $1,443.60 | $2,406.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $4,303.68 | $17,932.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $5,352.48 | $19,824.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $5,352.48 | $19,824.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | $44,469.50 | — | Jan 1, 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 18 | $173.10 | $569.52 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 10 | $286.40 | $407.00 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $566.06 | $566.06 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $308.66 | $417.32 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 4 | $953.00 | $4,828.08 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $581.35 | $823.80 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $208.15 | $208.15 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $600.00 | $606.90 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $617.60 | $617.60 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $600.00 | $600.00 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $288.93 | $535.60 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $374.55 | $474.98 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $470.70 | $470.70 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $575.40 | $22,522.45 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $600.00 | $600.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $98.40 | $98.40 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $401.52 | $401.52 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $357.60 | $357.60 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $381.60 | $381.60 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $566.06 | $566.06 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $808.50 | $808.50 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $600.00 | $600.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $355.32 | $355.32 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $259.20 | $259.20 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $617.60 | $617.60 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $336.05 | $336.05 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $600.00 | $600.00 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $923.00 | $923.00 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
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
- New York$497.06
- North Carolina$249.00
- North Dakota$269.60
- Ohio$301.88
- Oklahoma$283.40
- Oregon$217.13
- 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.