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Layer-By-Layer Skin Cancer Removal, First Stage

West Virginia 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$589$490 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$575 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,778Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $302 to $1,072
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $1,778professional $589

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
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,019.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $589 · 37th 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.