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Electrolysis Hair Removal

Colorado rates for HCPCS 17380

Permanent hair removal in which a very fine probe is slipped into each hair follicle and a small electrical current destroys the root so that hair does not grow back from it. Hairs are treated one at a time, so several appointments are usually needed to clear an area. Treatment time is counted in half-hour blocks.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Electrolysis Hair Removal cost?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$100$85.11 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$708 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $251 to $5,129Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $78 to $174
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $100

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88
5 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
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Arkansas than in Kentucky. 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.

Colorado· 7th of 51

$155

AR $331KY $60.26

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.