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Laser Treatment Of An Extensive Skin Blood Vessel Lesion

Alaska rates for HCPCS 17108

This procedure uses a technique such as laser treatment to destroy abnormal, overgrown blood vessels in the skin, such as a birthmark or vascular growth, covering a large area of skin. It is used for the most extensive lesions of this type, as opposed to smaller patches that are treated under a related, less extensive service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment Of An Extensive Skin Blood Vessel Lesion cost?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 6 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$1,660$1,230 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$724 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,570
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $1,660

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in California 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$1,698

CA $1,738DE $550

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.