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Confocal Microscopy Imaging Of Skin

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 96935

A way of examining skin cells where they sit, without cutting, using a device that shines low-power laser light into the skin and builds a magnified picture of the layers below the surface. It helps a clinician judge whether a suspicious spot needs to be sampled. This covers an additional spot examined during the same visit, beyond the first one.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Confocal Microscopy Imaging Of Skin cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$148$70.79 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$63.10 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $63 to $138Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $63 to $195
$50$100$200facility $63professional $148

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
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Missouri. 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· 3rd of 51

$135

AK $191MO $28.84

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.