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Electrolysis Hair Removal

South Carolina 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$66.07 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$135 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,230Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $63 to $107
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $251professional $78

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
$85.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
10 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
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 28th of 51

$100

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.