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Electrolysis Hair Removal

North Dakota 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$132$115 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$74.13 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $74 to $269Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $78 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $126professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 14th of 51

$129

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.