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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

Alaska rates for HCPCS 17313

This is the first stage of a specialized technique for removing skin cancer from the trunk, arms, or legs, in which a thin layer of tissue is removed and examined under a microscope on the spot to check whether all of the cancer has been taken out before closing the site. The precise, layer-by-layer approach is designed to remove the cancer completely while sparing as much healthy tissue as possible.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage cost?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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 6 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$1,288$692 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$575 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $275 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,570
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,072professional $1,288

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,951.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,041.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,288 · 1st of 51
AK $1,288DC $525

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.