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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Virginia 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$61.66 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$219 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $79 to $4,786Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $54 to $204
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,047professional $129

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
$85.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
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
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$141

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.