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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Montana 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$324$263 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$468 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $447 to $646Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $251 to $603
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $537professional $324

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana $372 · 28th 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.