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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Michigan 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 6 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$316$269 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$324 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $178 to $4,898Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $234 to $457
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $501professional $316

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
$177.83
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,412.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Michigan $324 · 43rd of 51
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.