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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

Kentucky 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 7 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$513$316 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$513 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $302 to $10,715Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,023
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $851professional $513

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
$302.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $537 · 48th 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.