Shave skin biopsy cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $38.64 to $1,538.04, with a median of $172.04. The lowest price is at Johnson County Community Hospital (Mountain City). The highest price is 39.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $172.04, is 43% below the US median of $300.00.
- That is 0.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Tennessee ranks 3rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 37 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$38.64Johnson County Community Hospital
Median$172.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,538.04in Tennessee
Lowest saves$133.40vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Community Hospital lowest Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $38.64 | $168.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $39.15 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $39.15 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $39.15 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $39.15 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $39.15 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $39.15 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $39.15 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $39.15 | $261.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN CL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $115.60 | $170.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $124.32 | $592.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $124.32 | $592.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $124.32 | $592.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Fl Biopsy Skin Lesion Single Lesion | $148.06 | $673.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Fl Biopsy Skin Lesion Single Lesion | $148.06 | $673.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Fl Biopsy Skin Lesion Single Lesion | $148.06 | $673.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Fl Biopsy Skin Lesion Single Lesion | $148.06 | $673.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 11102 Tangential biopsy of skin single lesion | $162.35 | $425.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC TANGENTIAL BX OF SKIN(SHAVE,SCOOP,SAUCERIZE,CURETTE) SLG LESION | $172.04 | $748.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Tangential biopsy of skin (eg, shave, scoop, saucerize, cure | $181.22 | $442.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $186.90 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MA BX SKIN TANGENTIAL SGL LESION | $186.90 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $199.36 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $205.59 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN TANGENTIAL BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $205.59 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Tangential biopsy of skin (eg, shave, scoop, saucerize, curette); single lesion | $255.77 | $1,097.73 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SINGLE | $258.41 | $873.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 11102 Shave biopsy of skin (eg, shave, scoop, saucerize, curette); single lesion | $292.80 | $488.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Tangential biopsy of skin (eg, shave, scoop, saucerize, curette); single lesion | $312.76 | $959.39 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SINGLE | $369.28 | $873.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN TANGENTIAL BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $389.00 | $389.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 11102780200 - TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES 11102 | $411.52 | $640.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $508.26 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $579.13 | $1,997.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $579.13 | $1,997.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $579.13 | $1,997.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $1,538.04 | $7,928.00 | 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 8 | $124.32 | $148.06 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 6 | $181.22 | $302.78 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $39.15 | $39.15 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $39.15 | $39.15 |
| Knoxville, TN | 3 | $186.90 | $205.59 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 2 | $258.41 | $313.84 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $1,538.04 | $1,538.04 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $199.36 | $199.36 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $115.60 | $115.60 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $39.15 | $39.15 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $172.04 | $172.04 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $38.64 | $38.64 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $186.90 | $186.90 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $389.00 | $389.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $162.35 | $162.35 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $579.13 | $579.13 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $579.13 | $579.13 |
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
- Pennsylvania$566.06
- Puerto Rico$154.61, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$277.00
- South Dakota$397.28
- 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.