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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

Montana 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $513 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$575$437 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$447 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,122Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,000
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $513professional $575

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
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 27th of 51

$575

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.