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Electrolysis Hair Removal

Minnesota 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$112$56.23 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$126 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,549Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $48 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $200professional $112

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
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 16th of 51

$126

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.