Cost of dermatologist?

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topazale

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I've been hearing all the talk of skin cancer and when to go to the doctor to get a mole checked out. I have about 11 total, and the majority of them are irregular, discolored and raised. One has changed recently, (the edges sort of faded out into the skin) and I've gotten a couple new ones in the past year.

I have had a good amount of sun damage. About 3-4 severe sunburns, one of which resulted in severe blistering all across my shoulders and upper back a few years ago (I was about 13-14 when that one happened).

I was wondering if someone could give me at least some hint at how much getting that looked at would cost. I don't have insurance, either.

I have several problems that need to be looked at, including just a general check up, (I haven't been to a doctor since I was about 10, and I'm now 19), but this one has been moved to the top.
 
I just had a mole removed last month. I need two more removed but I hesitated to get all three done at the same time because of the cost.

The bill wasn't as bad as I thought though, the biopsy was $88, the office visit (which took awhile since I had a mole check + discussed my acne) cost $90. And this was a fairly fancy office.

The biopsy itself is nothing. The novocane needle they use stings for all of three seconds and then you don't feel a thing. I didn't even have to buy bandaids, they gave me a bag of bandages and bacitracin.

Although I didn't have it done, I suspect if you have more than one mole removed each additional mole costs less. Volume discount. LOL
 
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