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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Kansas 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$79.43 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$372 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $123 to $2,188Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $60 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $151

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
$181.97
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
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
$24.55
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$20.42

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 5th of 51

$204

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.