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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

South 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 October 2026.

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

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 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$324$263 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$302 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,738Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $81 to $447
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $525professional $324

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
$302.00
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$575.44
7 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
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$331

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.