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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 July 2026.

How much does Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$141$67.61 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$100 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $66 to $7,079Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $54 to $275
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $141

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
$85.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$257.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th of 51

$148

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.