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Electrolysis Hair Removal

Kentucky 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$53.70$50.12 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$75.86 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $62 to $1,862Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $43 to $100
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $158professional $54

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
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$131.83
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
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$60.26

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.