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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

Maryland 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?

$417

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $646.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $85 to $692Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $295 to $813
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $437

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
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
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$417

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.