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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 October 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $380 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$166 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$295 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $240 to $4,677Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $93 to $708
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $380professional $275

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$707.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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

$282

AK $282MT $107

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.