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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $525 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$398$316 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$282 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $219 to $1,445Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $263 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $525professional $398

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
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
6 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
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 17th 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.