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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

Nevada 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 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 $2,138 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$575$417 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$575 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $288 to $4,786Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $295 to $977
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $575

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
$288.40
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$977.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $575 · 43rd 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.