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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

North Dakota 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 5 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$631$537 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$331 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,512Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,514
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $631professional $631

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
$630.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $631 · 24th 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.