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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Louisiana 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$288 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$245 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,148Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $251 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $331professional $331

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
$346.74
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
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
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 39th of 51

$331

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.