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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 July 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $631 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$331$282 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$363 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $282 to $5,248Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $251 to $977
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $331

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
$331.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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· 37th of 51

$347

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.