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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Michigan 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$61.66 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$148 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $132 to $977Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $52 to $195
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $219professional $132

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
$67.61
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$199.53
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
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
$33.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.92
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.78

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 27th of 51

$148

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.