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Unlisted Skin Or Subcutaneous Tissue Procedure

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 17999

Covers an operation on the skin, a mucous membrane, or the fatty layer just beneath the skin for which there is no standard named service. The surgeon submits a written report describing exactly what was done, and the insurer prices it by comparing it with similar named procedures. It is used only when nothing else fits the work performed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Skin Or Subcutaneous Tissue Procedure cost?

$263

Typical facility fee. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $191 to $282.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,266Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $191 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 125.9 times more in Alaska than in Michigan. 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· 43rd of 51

$263

AK $4,677MI $37.15

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.