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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 July 2026.

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

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $525 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$295 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$398 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,291Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $251 to $813
$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $417

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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· 17th of 51

$427

AK $871DE $295

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.