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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Missouri 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$347$295 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$724 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $275 to $5,012Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,778
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,698professional $347

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
$234.42
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $447 · 16th 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.