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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 July 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 6 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$132$54.95 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,884 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $282 to $10,471Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $51 to $363
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,370professional $132

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
$213.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$891.25
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,235.94
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$251.19

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 32nd 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.