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Skin Wedge Biopsy, Single Site

West 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 West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$61.66 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$58.88 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $59 to $1,230Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $54 to $363
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $155professional $141

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$380.19
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$363.08
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
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$14.13

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 33rd 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.