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Electrolysis Hair Removal

New York 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$51.29 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$955 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $447 to $5,012Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $48 to $102
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $60

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
$1,348.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.08

Where New York 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 York· 50th of 51

$63.10

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.