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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Delaware 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$316$269 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$115 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,698Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $240 to $468
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $282professional $316

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
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
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$218.78
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
79 · Unrelated procedure after surgery
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 45th of 51

$302

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.