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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Nevada 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 Nevada, 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 $1,514 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$63.10 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$316 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $132 to $4,365Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $52 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $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
$144.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$223.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$199.53
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
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.14

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 28th 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.