CPT 17313 · professional fee

Mohs 1 stage t/a/l (CPT 17313): negotiated rates by payer and state

What UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and Blue Cross Blue Shield pay for CPT 17313, from their published in-network rate files.

DermatologySnapshot Aug 2026Professional fee only

National summary

Commercial in-network, four payers combined, professional fee

Median rate

$515

P10 to P90: $305 to $1,144

vs Medicare

200%

facility rate $257.52

Payer spread

2.02×

UHC $740 vs Aetna $367

State spread

4.0×

AK $1,274 to AL $322

4,280 sampled providers5,613 TINs51 statesSample-based · how this is calculated

What the data shows

Generated from this code's own numbers

UnitedHealthcare has the highest median for CPT 17313 in the files analyzed, at $740, 102% above Aetna ($367), the lowest of the 4 payers shown.

The state spread is 4.0×: Alaska has the highest median at $1,274 and Alabama the lowest at $322, a gap larger than the gap between the highest and lowest payer.

Commercial rates run 200% of the Medicare facility rate ($257.52), which ranks 35th of 228 tracked codes by commercial-to-Medicare ratio.

Rates are tightest within Aetna (interquartile range $152) and widest within Cigna ($348).

This is a top-8 code for dermatology by Medicare allowed dollars, so it carries real revenue weight for that specialty.

The Medicare comparison uses the facility rate: the non-facility rate ($626.27) is 2.4× higher because it includes device or supply cost that professional-fee contracts do not.

Rates by payer

Median of per-provider median rates, with interquartile range

Payer	Median	P25	P75	vs national	Rank	Providers	Position
UnitedHealthcare	$740	$596	$1,132	+44%	1	3,623	287% of Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shield	$508	$372	$673	-1%	2	3,330	197% of Medicare
Cigna	$452	$340	$688	-12%	3	3,491	176% of Medicare
Aetna	$367	$305	$457	-29%	4	2,856	142% of Medicare

Rate distribution

Box = P25 to P75, whiskers = P10 to P90, tick = median, dashed line = Medicare facility ($257.52)

Rates by state

Median across payers · 50 states with enough data

Rank	State	Median	vs national	Highest payer	Lowest payer	Providers
1	Alaska	$1,274	+148%	n/a	n/a	16
2	Wisconsin	$1,048	+104%	UHC	Aetna	103
3	Oregon	$865	+68%	UHC	Aetna	108
4	Hawaii	$845	+64%	Cigna	UHC	41
5	Minnesota	$814	+58%	UHC	Aetna	116
6	Nebraska	$811	+58%	UHC	BCBS	48
7	Washington	$797	+55%	UHC	Aetna	106
8	New Hampshire	$789	+53%	UHC	Aetna	78
9	South Dakota	$764	+48%	UHC	BCBS	37
10	Massachusetts	$756	+47%	UHC	Aetna	116
11	Maine	$713	+38%	UHC	Aetna	41
12	North Dakota	$702	+36%	n/a	n/a	24
13	Iowa	$693	+35%	Cigna	Aetna	63
14	Georgia	$654	+27%	UHC	Cigna	115
15	Mississippi	$637	+24%	BCBS	Cigna	55
16	New York	$617	+20%	UHC	Aetna	107
17	Vermont	$600	+17%	UHC	Cigna	21
18	Pennsylvania	$590	+15%	UHC	Aetna	117
19	West Virginia	$582	+13%	UHC	Cigna	31
20	North Carolina	$569	+11%	BCBS	Aetna	125
21	Connecticut	$554	+8%	UHC	Aetna	109
22	Illinois	$553	+7%	UHC	Cigna	113
23	Rhode Island	$542	+5%	UHC	Aetna	48
24	Nevada	$530	+3%	UHC	Aetna	65
25	Kansas	$514	-0%	UHC	Aetna	73
26	Idaho	$512	-0%	UHC	Aetna	46
27	Ohio	$510	-1%	UHC	Aetna	115
28	Missouri	$500	-3%	UHC	Aetna	118
29	Montana	$496	-4%	UHC	BCBS	42
30	Utah	$490	-5%	UHC	Aetna	113
30	New Mexico	$490	-5%	UHC	Aetna	33
32	Kentucky	$480	-7%	UHC	Aetna	112
33	Tennessee	$479	-7%	UHC	Cigna	123
34	Louisiana	$478	-7%	UHC	Cigna	130
35	Colorado	$466	-9%	UHC	Aetna	125
36	Arkansas	$452	-12%	UHC	Aetna	64
37	Texas	$446	-13%	UHC	Aetna	134
38	South Carolina	$444	-14%	BCBS	Aetna	107
39	California	$441	-14%	UHC	Aetna	97
40	Delaware	$439	-15%	UHC	Aetna	18
41	New Jersey	$433	-16%	UHC	Aetna	99
42	Michigan	$426	-17%	UHC	Aetna	108
43	Oklahoma	$422	-18%	UHC	Aetna	80
44	Virginia	$406	-21%	UHC	BCBS	121
45	Maryland	$384	-25%	UHC	BCBS	108
46	Indiana	$378	-27%	UHC	Aetna	116
47	Florida	$371	-28%	UHC	Aetna	112
48	District of Columbia	$342	-33%	UHC	Cigna	36
49	Arizona	$330	-36%	UHC	BCBS	104
50	Alabama	$322	-37%	UHC	Aetna	131

Frequently asked questions

Answers use this page's data

Which payer has the highest median rate for CPT 17313?

In the files we analyzed, UnitedHealthcare, at a median of $740 across 3,623 sampled providers. Aetna is lowest at $367, 102% lower than the highest.

How does the commercial rate compare with Medicare?

The national median is 200% of the 2026 Medicare facility rate of $257.52.

Which state has the highest median for CPT 17313?

Alaska has the highest median at $1,274; Alabama has the lowest at $322.

Is this the surgeon, physician or facility payment?

These are professional (physician) fees only. Facility, device and implant payments are priced separately and are not included.

How current is this data?

It is the August 2026 snapshot of each payer's in-network rate file. Sources and filters are listed in the methodology below.

Methodology

How these numbers are calculated

Source: in-network negotiated-rate files published under the federal Transparency in Coverage rule, August 2026 snapshot: UnitedHealthcare Choice plans (74 files); Aetna commercial plans (70 files); Cigna national PPO (1 files); BCBS licensees' own-network files (5,387 files). Payer comparisons describe these files, not each payer's entire book of business.
Sample: rates come from a random sample of up to 150 providers per state and specialty. Counts on this page are sampled providers and TINs, not totals.
Which providers count: only providers in a specialty relevant to the code, because a rate in a payer file attaches to a provider group and is listed under every provider in that group.
Filters: fee-for-service, professional billing class, no modifier, negotiated or fee-schedule dollar rates. Rates outside 1% to 1,000% of the Medicare rate are excluded.
Statistic: one median rate per provider, then percentiles across providers. A cell is shown only with at least 15 sampled providers and 4 TINs.
Medicare benchmark: CY2026 national physician fee schedule, non-QPP conversion factor, unadjusted for locality. Where the non-facility rate is more than twice the facility rate (office rates that include device or supply cost), the facility rate is used so comparisons are like for like.

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