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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Maine 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$75.86 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$417 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,202Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $54 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $708professional $123

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
10 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
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$12.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$12.30

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 45th of 51

$123

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.