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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Montana 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$141$72.44 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$97.72 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $95 to $407Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $54 to $269
$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $191professional $141

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
$0.89
Median
$0.89
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$245.47
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 38th of 51

$141

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.