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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Indiana 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$263 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$501 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $263 to $5,129Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $224 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $309

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
$229.09
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
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
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 34th of 51

$339

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.