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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

North Carolina 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$339 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$186 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $117 to $871Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $269 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $263professional $407

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
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
8 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$398

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.