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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Colorado 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$74.13 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,000 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,129Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $60 to $275
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $145

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
$95.50
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
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
$28.18
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 8th of 51

$186

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.