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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

North Dakota 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 5 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$145$107 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$58.88 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $54 to $1,995Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $55 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $155professional $145

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
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 36th of 51

$145

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.