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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

North Dakota 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$603$479 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$263 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $135 to $589Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $347 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $275professional $603

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
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
3 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
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$562

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.