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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 July 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$135$56.23 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,413 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $132 to $6,607Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $52 to $251
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $135

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
$72.44
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 18th of 51

$162

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.