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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Iowa 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$407 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$437 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,344Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $295 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $759professional $537

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
$524.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
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
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$562

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.