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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 July 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 8 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$135$85.11 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$269 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,349Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $54 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,349professional $135

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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$309.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$346.74

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 43rd of 51

$135

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.