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Electrolysis Hair Removal

South Dakota 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 7 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$74.13$54.95 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$93.33 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $71 to $4,365Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $55 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $129professional $74

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
$74.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$107.15

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 46th of 51

$74.13

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.