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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Washington, DC 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?

$132

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $166.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,074Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $52 to $166
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $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
$134.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$132

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.