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Electrolysis Hair Removal

Rhode Island 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?

$83.18

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $166.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,981Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $66 to $141
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $1,479professional $79

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 36th of 51

$83.18

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.