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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Utah 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$251$74.13 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$355 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,467Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $32 to $398
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $251

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
$288.40
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
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
$141.25
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$257

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.