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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

Wisconsin 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$145 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$589 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $191 to $4,365Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $74 to $646
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $224

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
$47.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$467.74
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,235.94
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$436.52
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,479.11
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$295.12
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$776.25
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$588.84
11 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$109.65
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$204.17

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 2nd of 51

$275

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.