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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Alaska rates for HCPCS 11106

Removes a small wedge-shaped piece of skin, cutting deeper than a shave or punch biopsy, to obtain a fuller sample of skin for diagnosis. The wound is typically closed with simple stitches at the same time. This version covers a single site; sampling additional areas during the same visit is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $282 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$135 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$174 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $79 to $5,888Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $74 to $631
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $282professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$478.63
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$229

AK $229WY $120

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.