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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$288 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,905 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $398 to $7,413Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $245 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $339

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Colorado· 20th of 51

$417

AK $871DE $295

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.