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Electrolysis Hair Removal

Illinois 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$75.86 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$447 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,738Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $51 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $93

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
$75.86
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$223.87
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
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
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 22nd of 51

$110

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.