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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Iowa 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 8 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$186$126 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$263 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $95 to $6,761Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $58 to $603
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $186

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
$95.50
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$562.34
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$302.00

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 2nd of 51

$219

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.