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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Louisiana 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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$132$66.07 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$603 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,467Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $55 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $132

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
$177.83
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 11th of 51

$178

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.