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Electrolysis Hair Removal

North Carolina 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$72.44 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$102 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,000Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $21 to $191
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $251professional $85

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
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$181.97
11 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
$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
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.90

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$87.10

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.