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Electrolysis Hair Removal

Iowa 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $646 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$117$85.11 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$174 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,995Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $66 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $117

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
$117.49
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$229.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
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
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$151

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.