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17313

Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks

$576.2M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 17313 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1-5 tissue blocks) received $576.2M in total Medicare payments.

Across 1.3M services, the average Medicare payment was $437.85 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$36.7M88.6K—
2015$40.9M96.9K+11.2%
2016$46.2M109.1K+13.0%
2017$49.9M116.4K+8.0%
2018$53.9M125.2K+8.0%
2019$60.2M136.6K+11.8%
2020$60.5M137.2K+0.5%
2021$70.6M155.6K+16.6%
2022$74.5M166.4K+5.6%
2023$82.8M183.9K+11.1%

Top Providers for 17313

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Scott WarrenDermatologyFL$428.6K872$491.57
2Ross CampbellDermatologyGA$346.1K891$388.45
3Monika SrivastavaDermatologyFL$310.9K622$499.89
4James KeaneDermatologyAR$309.0K817$378.24
5Daniel ShurmanDermatologyPA$293.5K736$398.75
6Todd CovenMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryNY$269.5K471$572.20
7Lawrence ChangDermatologyVA$229.6K525$437.40
8John ChungDermatologyGA$228.0K579$393.79
9John HowardDermatologyFL$227.4K472$481.81
10Robert SollittoMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryNJ$223.5K490$456.08
11Emily TierneyDermatologyMA$220.6K520$424.28
12Joseph HouselDermatologyNY$208.7K438$476.41
13Christopher HarmonDermatologyAL$208.4K572$364.25
14Santiago CenturionDermatologyCA$207.6K484$428.85
15Brian HarrisDermatologyFL$203.8K399$510.71
16Vitaly TerushkinDermatologyNY$197.3K343$575.23
17James BotaDermatologyVA$196.0K425$461.18
18Thi TranDermatologyFL$195.1K503$387.92
19Brian FeinsteinDermatologyFL$191.0K402$475.21
20Ronald ShiellDermatologyCA$186.7K405$460.99
21Jason MarquartMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryMD$185.9K367$506.43
22Andrew BreithauptDermatologyCA$185.6K341$544.18
23Jon WardDermatologyFL$184.8K376$491.56
24Marc HandlerMicrographic Dermatologic SurgeryNJ$179.5K340$527.86
25Christopher BuckleyDermatologyGA$177.0K357$495.76

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$13.0M27.9K283$45.9K
CA$10.8M22.0K307$35.2K
NY$6.3M12.3K124$50.8K
TX$4.8M11.1K146$33.1K
AZ$3.4M7.5K86$39.1K
GA$3.3M7.5K69$47.8K
NJ$2.8M5.7K61$45.4K
PA$2.7M6.4K83$32.4K
NC$2.6M6.2K75$35.3K
MA$2.6M5.9K58$45.1K
VA$2.4M5.1K51$47.6K
IL$2.2M4.9K64$34.0K
OH$2.0M4.8K71$28.2K
TN$1.9M4.8K57$34.1K
AL$1.8M4.6K38$47.1K
SC$1.6M3.9K29$56.6K
MD$1.6M3.0K32$49.1K
IN$1.5M3.5K40$36.5K
WA$1.2M2.8K55$22.3K
MO$1.2M2.9K44$26.5K
CO$1.1M2.3K47$23.1K
AR$953.0K2.5K27$35.3K
CT$945.9K1.9K25$37.8K
MI$941.0K2.2K47$20.0K
KY$923.0K2.2K25$36.9K
NV$768.6K1.7K23$33.4K
KS$640.4K1.6K23$27.8K
MN$640.1K1.5K39$16.4K
OK$590.7K1.4K19$31.1K
LA$550.3K1.3K22$25.0K

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  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
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Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.