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Skin biopsy in California

CPT 11102 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $247 to $532 at the 11 California hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

Estimate what you would pay

$307typical cash price
$4,583typical commercial insurer rate
$247–$532cash price range, 3 hospitals
Cash price by hospital, lowest first
Mercy Medical Center Redding
$247
Stanford Health Care
$307
University of California Davis Medical Center
$532

California typical cash price: $307

California hospitals compared

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding$492$247$5,634$410–$10,559 · 15 plans
Stanford Health CareStanford$767$307$12,849$7,125–$23,031 · 5 plans
University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento$1,329$532$1,614$38–$10,525 · 29 plans
Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose––$5,022$29–$8,541 · 17 plans
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach––$5,356$1,360–$7,285 · 7 plans
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks––$6,585$29–$12,462 · 15 plans
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical CenterLos Angeles––$454$314–$1,315 · 8 plans
Southern California Hospital at HollywoodHollywood––$162$5–$551 · 18 plans
Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton––$4,583$1,861–$7,716 · 6 plans
Uci Health-LakewoodLakewood––$850$771–$4,712 · 6 plans
Uci Health-OrangeOrange––$850$771–$4,712 · 6 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does skin biopsy cost at a hospital in California?

At 3 California hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for skin biopsy is $307, and most charge between $259 and $487. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $4,583. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for skin biopsy?

At 3 of the 3 hospitals in California that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Which hospital in California has the lowest cash price for skin biopsy?

Of the hospitals whose price files we have read, the lowest published cash price is $247 at Mercy Medical Center Redding. Confirm the price with the hospital before you book.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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