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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 July 2026.

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

$525

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $316 to $7,762Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,122
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $525

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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· 51st of 51

$525

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.