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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Kentucky 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 6 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$95.50$52.48 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,148 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $141 to $3,020Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $47 to $174
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $95

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
$53.70
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$126

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.