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Dermatology Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Total-body dermoscopy skin checks, tangential/punch skin biopsies (CPT 11102 / 11104), actinic keratosis cryosurgery (CPT 17000), and Mohs micrographic surgery (CPT 17311). Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

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★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
29th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Fiorinda Muhaj, MD

Houston, TX 77030

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
43rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,644 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Vincenzo Giannelli, MD

Washington, DC 20037

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
63rd DC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sidney Newman, MD

Los Alamitos, CA 90720

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
75th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Todd Helfman, MD

Minden, NV 89423

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
49th NV Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,716 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Chad Tingey, MD

Ogden, UT 84403

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
63rd UT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Norma Magee, MD

Edinburg, TX 78539

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
59th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,965 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Glenn Goldberg, DO

Laguna Beach, CA 92651

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
66th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Marc Carruth, MD

Charlotte, NC 28204

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
29th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,926 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Sturgill, MD

Winston Salem, NC 27103

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
24th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,753 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Melanie Bui, MD

Burlington, VT 05401

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
38th VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,905 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marcia Driscoll, MD

Baltimore, MD 21201

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
25th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,822 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Caleb Jeon, MD

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
86th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,382 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Eric Hanson, MD

Portland, OR 97212

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
37th OR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,986 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jennifer Tang, MD

Miami, FL 33136

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
23rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,149 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Jane Kim, MD

Warren, MI 48093

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
45th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,171 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Stephanie Daniel, MD

Sterling, VA 20166

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
9th VA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,182 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mitchell Manway, DO

Scottsdale, AZ 85255

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
18th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,044 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$210 Cash

Dr. Angela Lotsikas, MD

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
40th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,738 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lisa Nurre, MD

Asheville, NC 28803

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
20th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,619 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Savina Aneja, MD

Orlando, FL 32827

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
88th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,061 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Aurash Bina, MD

Brooklyn, NY 11209

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
91st NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,428 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Adam Richardson, DO

Northport, AL 35473

★★★★★ 4.9 (23)
16th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Fix, MD

Boulder, CO 80301

★★★★★ 4.9 (15)
12th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,297 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$211 Cash

Dr. Cassandra Kavuri, MD

Greensboro, NC 27410

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
18th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,533 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Amy Orsini, MD

Naperville, IL 60563

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
16th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (1,277 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. Douglas Altchek, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
52nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,589 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Meryl Blecker Joerg, MD

Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
42nd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,015 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Lisa Barron, MD

Novi, MI 48377

★★★★★ 4.9 (19)
10th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (914 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marguerite Germain, MD

Mt Pleasant, SC 29464

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
94th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (16,375 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Brian Fabian, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
83rd FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (11,155 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Kevin Kia, MD

Garland, TX 75042

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
99th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (22,336 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Nicole Burkemper, MD

Saint Louis, MO 63104

★★★★★ 4.9 (22)
49th MO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,395 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jeffrey Morris, DO

The Villages, FL 32162

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
94th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (18,039 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Scott Lim, DO

Erie, PA 16506

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
82nd PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,201 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kathleen Zendell, MD

Longwood, FL 32750

★★★★★ 4.9 (18)
75th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,745 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash
Interactive 60-Second “Show This to Your Doctor” Visit & CPT Builder • Defends Against the 11-Second Interruption Rule (PMID 29972200)

Walk Into Your 15-Minute Appointment With Exact Labs, CPT Codes & Opening Words

Clinicians interrupt patients after a median of 11 seconds (J Gen Intern Med, PMID 29972200). Select your appointment reason below to generate your 1-page script:

15-Minute Exam-Room Agenda • High-Volume Endocrinology

Hypothyroidism, Subclinical TSH Drift (2.5–8.0 mIU/L) or Thyroid Nodule

1. Your 10-Second Opening Script (Read Verbatim Before the 11-Second Interruption)

"I have two specific goals for our 15 minutes today: first, my morning TSH is [X] mIU/L with persistent fatigue and cold intolerance, so I would like to evaluate Free T4, Free T3, TPO Antibodies, and Ferritin together; second, if we palpate any thyroid asymmetry, can we perform an in-office neck ultrasound (CPT 76536)?"

2. In-Office Medicare CPT Procedures to Verify Before Booking
CPT 76536 In-Office High-Resolution Thyroid & Neck Ultrasound

Confirms the endocrinologist images thyroid nodules themselves rather than sending you to a hospital radiology department.

CPT 60100 Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy

Identifies structural thyroid specialists vs. general diabetes-only clinics.

3. Exact Blood & Diagnostic Labs to Request on Your Order Sheet
  • ✓ TSH + Free T4 + Free T3 (drawn before 8:30 AM fasting)
  • ✓ Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) & Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Hashimoto rule-out)
  • ✓ Serum Ferritin + Vitamin D 25(OH)D (required for T4-to-T3 deiodinase conversion)
4. Day-1 Pre-Appointment Rule

Hold all Biotin (Vitamin B7) supplements for 72 hours before your blood draw so streptavidin assay interference does not create a false TSH/Free T4 reading.

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