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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

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

$550

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $759.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $166 to $4,786Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $479

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
$316.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$550

AK $1,288MD $417

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.