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Electrolysis Hair Removal

Louisiana 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$64.57 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$288 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $112 to $1,230Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $63 to $100
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $389professional $81

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
$398.11
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
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
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.23

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 33rd of 51

$93.33

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.