Punch skin biopsy cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $136.00 to $2,846.80, with a median of $447.78. The lowest price is at Cordova Community Medical Center (Cordova). The highest price is 20.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $447.78, is 14% above the US median of $393.50.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Alaska ranks 32nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 12 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 11104. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$136.00Cordova Community Medical Center
Median$447.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,846.80in Alaska
Lowest saves$311.78vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Community Medical Center lowest Cordova · Cordova, AK PUNCH BIOPSY SMPL CLOSE SNGL LESION: FF | $136.00 | $272.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez · Valdez, AK HC PR 11104 PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $152.10 | $195.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Sound Health Nome · Nome, AK Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $372.00 | $744.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $390.00 | $390.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $401.00 | $401.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK PUNCH BIOPSY; FIRST SKIN GROWTH | $407.55 | $627.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $488.00 | $488.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC PR 11104 PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $587.34 | $753.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC ED PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $727.74 | $933.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $771.40 | $812.00 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC ED PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION CDM | $946.14 | $1,213.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mat Su Regional Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $2,846.80 | $9,489.33 | Dec 1, 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 3 | $488.00 | $946.14 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $771.40 | $771.40 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $587.34 | $587.34 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $401.00 | $401.00 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $407.55 | $407.55 |
| Nome, AK | 1 | $372.00 | $372.00 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $727.74 | $727.74 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $390.00 | $390.00 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $152.10 | $152.10 |
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 punch skin biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Punch skin biopsy explained.
Skin biopsy, punch, one lesion in other states
- Alabama$362.00
- Arizona$506.18
- Arkansas$262.10
- California$722.80
- Colorado$608.00
- Connecticut$420.38
- Delaware$753.48
- District of Columbia$578.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$819.93
- Georgia$582.00
- Hawaii$597.18
- Idaho$228.45
- Illinois$372.00
- Indiana$446.00
- Iowa$265.30
- Kansas$504.43
- Kentucky$278.67
- Louisiana$310.04
- Maine$260.75
- Maryland$612.15
- Massachusetts$544.63
- Michigan$366.03
- Minnesota$288.45
- Mississippi$237.79
- Missouri$323.03
- Montana$320.09
- Nebraska$260.58
- Nevada$335.50
- New Hampshire$154.65
- New Jersey$538.97
- New Mexico$753.57
- New York$689.75
- North Carolina$292.50
- North Dakota$339.50
- Ohio$445.23
- Oklahoma$350.40
- Oregon$254.09
- Pennsylvania$658.20
- Rhode Island$454.00
- South Carolina$592.00
- South Dakota$466.40
- Tennessee$168.14
- Texas$440.55
- Utah$365.04, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$229.06
- Virginia$311.40
- Washington$336.87
- West Virginia$384.25
- Wisconsin$240.00
- Wyoming$260.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.