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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 October 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$135$67.61 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$204 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,072Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $58 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$218.78
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 15th of 51

$170

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.