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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

Georgia 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 8 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$603$525 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,175 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $661 to $7,079Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,148
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $603

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
$549.54
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $646 · 21st 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.