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Confocal Microscopy Imaging Of Skin

West Virginia 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?

$69.18

Typical physician fee. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $72.44.

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 $117 · 10th to 90th $117 to $117Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $39 to $93
$50$100$200facility $117professional $69

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 30th of 51

$69.18

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.