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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 October 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$63.10 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$251 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,660Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $55 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $417professional $123

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
$288.40
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
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
$32.36
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.78

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 21st of 51

$155

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.