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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Minnesota 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $646 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$191$123 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$363 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $148 to $2,291Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $85 to $513
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $191

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
$53.70
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$467.74

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$200

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.