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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 July 2026.

How much does Electrolysis Hair Removal cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$67.61$60.26 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$2,291 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $7,586Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $52 to $145
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $68

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$269.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$173.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96

Where New York sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Missouri than in Hawaii. 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· 5th of 51

$170

MO $589HI $29.51

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.