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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

New Jersey 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$95.50$53.70 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$316 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $135 to $5,370Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $35 to $219
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $95

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
$53.70
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$234.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$177.83
5 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
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.49

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$117

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.