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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Arizona 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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$145$70.79 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$457 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $135 to $5,623Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $52 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $145

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
$1,230.27
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 34th of 51

$145

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.