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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Idaho 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$87.10 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$141 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,660Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $78 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $288professional $126

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
$794.33
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$177.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$251.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$181.97
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
13 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
$43.65
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$47.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$35.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$23.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$26.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$194.98

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 18th of 51

$162

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.