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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

New Jersey 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$219 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$380 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $263 to $4,786Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $170 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $955professional $269

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
$239.88
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$467.74
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
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
58 · Staged procedure
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
58 · Staged procedure
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 47th of 51

$295

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.