Shave skin biopsy cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for tangential (shave-style) skin biopsy, one lesion: from $34.50 to $652.46, with a median of $224.25. The lowest price is at Braxton County Memorial Hospital (Gassaway) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 18.9× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$34.50Braxton County Memorial Hospital + 3 more
Median$224.25half pay less
Highest$652.46in West Virginia
Lowest saves$189.75vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital lowest Gassaway · Gassaway, WV TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $34.50 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center lowest Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $34.50 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV lowest Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $34.50 | $69.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon lowest Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $34.50 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $38.50 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $38.50 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $55.20 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Tan Bx Of Skin; Single Lesion | $152.39 | $253.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $183.50 | $367.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $223.50 | $447.00 | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 11102 Tangential biopsy of skin (eg, shave, scoop, saucerize, curette); single lesion | $225.00 | $225.00 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $256.00 | $512.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $257.50 | $515.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $346.50 | $693.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $347.50 | $695.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV BIOPSY OF RELATED SKIN GROWTH; FIRST GROWTH | $353.00 | $706.00 | — source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $414.50 | $829.00 | — source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $467.50 | $935.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV TANGNTL BX SKIN SINGLE LES | $519.50 | $1,039.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Tangential biopsy of skin; single lesion | $652.46 | $652.46 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $225.00 | $438.73 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $183.50 | $265.00 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $34.50 | $34.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $223.50 | $223.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $257.50 | $257.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $467.50 | $467.50 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $34.50 | $34.50 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $34.50 | $34.50 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $353.00 | $353.00 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $519.50 | $519.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $256.00 | $256.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $347.50 | $347.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $38.50 | $38.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $152.39 | $152.39 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $38.50 | $38.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $34.50 | $34.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $414.50 | $414.50 |
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
- New York$435.00
- 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
- Wisconsin$176.70
- Wyoming$211.68
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.