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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 October 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$107 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$58.88 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $59 to $759Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $81 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $155professional $155

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
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$302.00
3 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 20th of 51

$155

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.