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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Utah 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$117$75.86 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$155 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $66 to $4,169Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $60 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $117

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
$66.07
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
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
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.49

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 44th of 51

$129

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.