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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

South 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$457 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$195 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $126 to $646Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $295 to $912
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $324professional $631

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
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
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$589

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.