Punch skin biopsy cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $70.00 to $2,321.50, with a median of $608.00. The lowest price is at Lincoln Health (Hugo). The highest price is 33.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $608.00, is 55% above the US median of $393.50.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Colorado ranks 43rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$70.00Lincoln Health
Median$608.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,321.50in Colorado
Lowest saves$538.00vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Health lowest Hugo · Hugo, CO Punch bx skin single lesion | $70.00 | $70.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $87.60 | $146.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO PUNCH BIOPSY; FIRST SKIN GROWTH | $179.50 | $359.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO BIOPSY SKIN LESION | $181.12 | $452.81 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO 11104 PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION TechFee | $206.25 | $275.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO BX PUNCH SKIN LSN SGL | $229.31 | $582.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 11104 BX SKIN LESION PUNCH SINGLE | $236.25 | $315.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO BX PUNCH SKIN LSN SGL | $260.15 | $582.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $297.04 | $848.66 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC PUNCH BX SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $329.70 | $471.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PUNCH BX SKIN; SINGLE LESION | $334.60 | $478.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $407.46 | $626.86 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $540.40 | $965.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $608.00 | $760.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Punch Biopsy Skin Single Lesion | $641.00 | $855.00 | — source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $642.20 | $1,167.63 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Punch biopsy, first skin growth | $697.00 | $820.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN 1ST LESION | $728.00 | $1,120.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $730.08 | $730.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC SKIN BIOPSY PUNCH (INCLUDES SIMPLE CLOSURE); SINGLE LESION | $805.08 | $1,006.35 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC SKIN BIOPSY PUNCH (INCLUDES SIMPLE CLOSURE); SINGLE LESION | $805.08 | $1,006.35 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC SKIN BIOPSY PUNCH (INCLUDES SIMPLE CLOSURE); SINGLE LESION | $805.08 | $1,006.35 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC BIOPSY OF SKIN LESION | $2,321.50 | $4,643.00 | Sep 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 7 | $297.04 | $730.08 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $730.08 | $1,525.79 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $329.70 | $435.05 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $642.20 | $642.20 |
| Delta, CO | 1 | $181.12 | $181.12 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $236.25 | $236.25 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $805.08 | $805.08 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $229.31 | $229.31 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $805.08 | $805.08 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $260.15 | $260.15 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $641.00 | $641.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $608.00 | $608.00 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $805.08 | $805.08 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $87.60 | $87.60 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $407.46 | $407.46 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $179.50 | $179.50 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $697.00 | $697.00 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $206.25 | $206.25 |
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$338.50
- Alaska$447.78
- Arizona$498.85
- Arkansas$262.10
- California$722.80
- Connecticut$420.38
- Delaware$753.48
- District of Columbia$578.98, 3 hospitals
- Florida$819.93
- Georgia$571.02
- Hawaii$597.18
- Idaho$228.45
- Illinois$372.00
- Indiana$451.30
- Iowa$265.30
- Kansas$504.43
- Kentucky$261.23
- Louisiana$310.04
- Maine$260.75
- Maryland$612.15
- Massachusetts$544.63
- Michigan$366.03
- Minnesota$288.45
- Mississippi$237.79
- Missouri$332.52
- Montana$320.09
- Nebraska$260.58
- Nevada$335.50
- New Hampshire$154.65
- New Jersey$538.97
- New Mexico$481.74
- 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$186.90
- Texas$440.55
- Utah$365.04, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$229.06
- Virginia$311.40
- Washington$336.96
- West Virginia$384.25
- Wisconsin$240.00
- Wyoming$260.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.