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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

South Carolina 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 7 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$123$61.66 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$214 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $72 to $9,772Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $55 to $275
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $794professional $123

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
$72.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 25th of 51

$151

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.