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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Minnesota 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?

$617

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$617$468 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$347 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,738Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $617

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
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$617

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.