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Electrolysis Hair Removal

West Virginia 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$74.13 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$100 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,413Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $65 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $135professional $83

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$87.10

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.