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Laser Treatment Of An Extensive Skin Blood Vessel Lesion

Iowa 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 8 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$955$661 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,479 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $794 to $6,761Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,311
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $955

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
$954.99
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,621.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$1,047

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.