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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 October 2026.

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

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$339 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$617 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $316 to $5,248Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $288 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $407

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
6 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
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$457

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.