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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Rhode Island 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$275 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$151 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $112 to $3,890Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $240 to $575
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $437professional $347

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 31st of 51

$347

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.