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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 October 2026.

How much does Electrolysis Hair Removal cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $562 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$74.13 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$141 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $112 to $3,890Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $66 to $158
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $562professional $79

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$89.13

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.