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WoundEx or BioSkin

Alaska rates for HCPCS Q4163

WoundEx, BioSkin, per sq cm (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does WoundEx or BioSkin cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 6 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$229$182 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$182 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $178 to $550Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $182 to $501
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $263professional $229

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Alaska than in North Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $229 · 1st of 51
AK $229NC $126

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.