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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Missouri 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$64.57 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$355 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,631Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $55 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $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
$58.88
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88
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
$20.42
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 34th of 51

$141

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.