Punch skin biopsy cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for skin biopsy, punch, one lesion: from $73.60 to $5,695.98, with a median of $186.90. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Union City). The highest price is 77.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $186.90, is 53% below the US median of $393.50.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Tennessee ranks 2nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 55 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$73.60Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
Median$186.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,695.98in Tennessee
Lowest saves$113.30vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City lowest Union City · Union City, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $73.60 | $368.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $74.06 | $322.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC PUNCH BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC PUNCH BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC PUNCH BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC PUNCH BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SNGL LESION | $75.45 | $503.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $83.58 | $398.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $83.58 | $398.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $83.58 | $398.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN RK- PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $86.15 | $126.69 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $88.09 | $383.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $95.52 | $398.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $102.30 | $341.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $102.30 | $341.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $102.30 | $341.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $102.30 | $341.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $102.30 | $341.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $102.30 | $341.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Punch Biopsy of Skin | $145.37 | $503.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Bx Punch Skin Single Lesion | $149.38 | $679.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Bx Punch Skin Single Lesion | $149.38 | $679.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Bx Punch Skin Single Lesion | $149.38 | $679.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Bx Punch Skin Single Lesion | $149.38 | $679.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $186.90 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN MA BX SKIN PUNCH SINGLE LESION | $186.90 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 11104 Punch biopsy of skin (simple closure) | $191.00 | $500.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $199.36 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $205.59 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $205.59 | $623.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $229.68 | $792.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $229.68 | $792.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $229.68 | $792.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Punch biopsy of skin (including simple closure, when performed); single lesion | $243.05 | $976.10 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC PUNCH BIOPSY SINGLE | $258.41 | $873.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Punch Biopsy of Skin | $265.58 | $503.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Punch biopsy of skin (including simple closure, when performed); single lesion | $266.16 | $1,142.30 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Punch biopsy of skin (including simple closure, when performed); single lesion | $312.76 | $959.39 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 11104 Punch Biopsy of skin, single | $342.60 | $571.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC HC Bx Punch of Skin Single Lesion | $361.02 | $1,641.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN PUNCH BIOPSY OF SKIN, SINGLE LESION | $365.00 | $365.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $369.28 | $873.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 11104780360 - PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION 11104 | $409.02 | $636.11 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $508.26 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Columbia · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Punch biopsy of skin ; single lesion 11104WC | $511.68 | $1,248.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN US Biopsy Skin SQ 1st Les w/img | $511.68 | $1,248.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN US Biopsy Skin SQ 1st Les w/img | $511.68 | $1,248.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PUNCH BIOPSY SKIN SINGLE LESION | $719.16 | $1,198.60 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $1,013.08 | $5,222.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Punch biopsy of skin (including simple closure, when performed); single lesion | $1,609.08 | $8,209.60 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $4,443.50 | $19,618.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN PUNCH BX SKIN SINGLE LESION | $5,695.98 | $21,096.22 | Apr 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 | 10 | $83.58 | $149.38 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 7 | $229.68 | $342.60 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $186.90 | $205.59 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $75.45 | $75.45 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $258.41 | $265.58 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $75.45 | $75.45 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $102.30 | $102.30 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $1,609.08 | $1,609.08 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $102.30 | $102.30 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $102.30 | $102.30 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $1,013.08 | $1,013.08 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $199.36 | $199.36 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $86.15 | $86.15 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $102.30 | $102.30 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $75.45 | $75.45 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $88.09 | $88.09 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $243.05 | $243.05 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $511.68 | $511.68 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $74.06 | $74.06 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $102.30 | $102.30 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $186.90 | $186.90 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $145.37 | $145.37 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $365.00 | $365.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $191.00 | $191.00 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $229.68 | $229.68 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $229.68 | $229.68 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $73.60 | $73.60 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $511.68 | $511.68 |
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
- Colorado$608.00
- 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
- 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.