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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

North Carolina 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$617$407 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$617 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $331 to $6,761Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,122
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,023professional $617

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
$537.03
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$912.01
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $617 · 31st 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.