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Laser Treatment Of A Small Vascular Birthmark

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $692 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$295 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$692$324 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,074Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $263 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $692professional $339

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
$309.03
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
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
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th 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.