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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 July 2026.

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

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 8 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$525$324 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$741 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,761Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $525

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
$524.81
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$550

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.