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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Massachusetts 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 9 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$447$295 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$331 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $269 to $3,715Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $251 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $447

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
$263.03
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$954.99
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$870.96
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th of 51

$468

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.