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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Alabama rates for HCPCS 17106

Uses a laser or similar light treatment on an area of abnormal blood vessels in the skin, such as a port-wine stain. The light is absorbed by blood inside the vessels and seals them, so the redness fades. This version covers a small area, and a course of several sessions is usual.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$257 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$447 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,622Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $240 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,585professional $282

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$436.52
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$316

AK $1,122TX $240

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.