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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 October 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$83.18 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$186 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $138 to $1,905Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $59 to $339
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $269professional $162

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
$54.95
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
6 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
$27.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 12th of 51

$174

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.