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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.

4. Complete Physician Directory

All Dermatology Physicians (4,411)

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Dr. Carmen Traywick, MD

Bluffton, SC 29910

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
66th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (8,530 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Gowen, MD

Glen Carbon, IL 64064

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
91st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (9,784 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Gregory Henderson, MD

Newport Beach, CA 92660

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
89th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (12,139 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Amy Kim, MD

Atlanta, GA 30342

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
68th GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,082 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$210 Cash

Dr. Margaret Parsons, MD

Sacramento, CA 95819

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
75th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,603 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Caitlin Pauly, MD

Hutchinson, KS 67502

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
63rd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,325 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jason Meeker, MD

Puyallup, WA 98373

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
86th WA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,001 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$222 Cash

Dr. Tia Pyle, MD

Tinley Park, IL 60477

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
65th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,239 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$218 Cash

Dr. Karen Neubauer, DO

Leawood, KS 66211

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
52nd KS Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,115 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mana Ogholikhan, MD

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
58th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,560 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Giancola, MD

Phoenix, AZ 85028

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
36th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,584 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$207 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Cappel, MD

Vestavia Hls, AL 35242

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
49th AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,398 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Zachary Carter, MD

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
55th FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,991 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$216 Cash

Dr. David Crosby, MD

New Berlin, WI 53151

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
69th WI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,303 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Seth Lofgreen, MD

Colorado Springs, CO 80910

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
84th CO Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,805 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$211 Cash

Dr. Mark Waldman, MD

Louisville, KY 40202

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
51st KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,423 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jay Walther, MD

Harlingen, TX 78550

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
49th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,000 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Martha Hickmann, MD

Dayton, OH 45409

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
96th OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (11,814 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Liet Le, MD

Kingwood, TX 77339

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
83rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (7,933 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Jefferson Hunt, DO

Columbus, GA 31905

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
43rd GA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,060 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. David Baginski, MD

Portland, ME 04102

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
56th ME Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,058 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eugene Whang, MD

Bronx, NY 10465

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
83rd NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,068 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Jonathan Keeling, DO

Lexington, KY 40509

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
52nd KY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,485 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Sowmya Ravi, MD

Baltimore, MD 21287

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
39th MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,690 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashley Sturgeon, MD

Lubbock, TX 79410

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
76th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (6,320 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Gary Slaughter, MD

Charlotte, NC 28204

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
62nd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,926 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Timothy Mckinley, MD

State College, PA 16801

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
88th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,638 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. James Rheim, MD

Monterey, CA 93940

★★★★★ 4.7 (23)
50th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,521 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Robert Spaulding, MD

Lafayette, IN 47904

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
50th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,626 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
75th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,563 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$232 Cash

Dr. Kia Lilly, MD

Minneapolis, MN 55455

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
68th MN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,894 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash
★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
82nd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (5,737 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$209 Cash

Dr. Marcus Connelly, MD

Modesto, CA 95355

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
28th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,059 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Phoebe Rabbin, MD

New York, NY 10016

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
48th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (2,289 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Derrick Adams, DO

Lincoln, CA 95648

★★★★★ 4.7 (15)
49th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (3,456 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash

Dr. Mary Chuba, MD

Los Gatos, CA 95030

★★★★★ 4.7 (19)
60th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Cryotherapy Destruction of Premalignant Actinic Lesion [CPT 17000] • Total-body dermoscopy skin checks & subspecialty diagnostics (4,397 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts Cigna ~$239 Cash
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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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