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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Arkansas 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$126$60.26 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$589 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,820Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $48 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $126

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 41st of 51

$141

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.