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Skin Treatment Procedure

California rates for HCPCS 0479T

A treatment applied to an area of skin to address a specific dermatologic condition, using an approach that is newer and less common than long-established skin treatments. It is generally performed in an outpatient office or clinic setting. Ask your provider which skin condition this treatment addresses and what to expect during recovery.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skin Treatment Procedure cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$275 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$631 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $437 to $7,762Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,570
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $501

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
$1,380.38
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$9,332.54
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,630.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$741.31
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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Rhode Island. 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.

California· 9th of 51

$525

OK $1,514RI $182

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.