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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 10 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$562$355 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$912 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $537 to $9,550Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,148
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,950professional $562

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
$1,949.84
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$199.53
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$870.96

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $631 · 23rd 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.