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Electrolysis Hair Removal

New Mexico 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$93.33$83.18 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$224 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,380Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $58 to $132
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $93

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
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 21st of 51

$110

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.