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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 October 2026.

How much does Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$589 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$263 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $135 to $912Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,514
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $331professional $741

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 12th of 51

$676

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.