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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

New Mexico 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$132$79.43 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$363 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,512Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $68 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $132

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
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
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
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$18.20

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 29th of 51

$148

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.