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Electrolysis Hair Removal

Ohio 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$224 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $95 to $3,890Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $46 to $117
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $513professional $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
$83.18
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$28.84

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 49th of 51

$66.07

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.