go back

Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

North Carolina 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 7 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$151$66.07 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$138 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $55 to $5,495Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $55 to $437
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $302professional $151

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
$54.95
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$155

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.