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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

South Dakota 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$166$117 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$170 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $79 to $759Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $81 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $229professional $166

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
$58.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$346.74
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
$23.44
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.49

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$170

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.