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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Maryland 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?

$145

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $61.66 to $166.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $27 to $166Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $55 to $372
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $55professional $145

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
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 33rd of 51

$145

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.