<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edgarSubmission xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/ownership" xmlns:com="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">
  <headerData>
    <submissionType>144</submissionType>
    <filerInfo>
      <filer>
        <filerCredentials>
          <!-- Field: Pseudo-Tag; ID: Name; Data: PLANTS J DANIEL -->
          <cik>0001626681</cik>
          <ccc>XXXXXXXX</ccc>
        </filerCredentials>
      </filer>
      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



    </filerInfo>
  </headerData>
  <formData>
    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001162461</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>CUTERA INC</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>000-50644</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>3240 Bayshore Blvd.</com:street1>
        <com:city>Brisbane</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>94005-1021</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>415-657-5500</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>J. Daniel Plants(1)</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Shareholder(1)</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>3000 SCHWAB WAY</com:street1>
          <com:city>WESTLAKE</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>76262</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>4001</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>74259.00</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>19835472</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>06/09/2023</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>E*TRADE Financial Corporation</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>3 EDISON DRIVE</com:street1>
          <com:city>ALPHARETTA</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>GA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>30005</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>42331</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>785663.00</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>19835472</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>06/09/2023</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
    </securitiesInformation>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>06/15/2016</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Director Stock Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>5550</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>06/15/2016</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>06/14/2017</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Director Stock Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2505</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>06/14/2017</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>06/14/2018</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Director Stock Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2232</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>06/14/2018</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>06/14/2019</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Director Stock Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>5586</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>06/14/2019</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>06/15/2020</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Director Stock Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>7147</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>06/15/2020</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>05/20/2021</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Director Stock Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1362</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>05/20/2021</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>05/20/2021</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Director Stock Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2043</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>05/20/2021</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>07/20/2021</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Director Stock Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>593</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>07/20/2021</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>08/13/2021</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Open Market Purchase</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Open Market Purchase</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>08/13/2021</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>08/16/2021</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Open Market Purchase</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Open Market Purchase</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>08/16/2021</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>08/17/2021</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Open Market Purchase</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Open Market Purchase</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>08/17/2021</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>11/09/2021</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Exercise of Director Stock Options</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>14000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>11/09/2021</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>11/30/2021</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Open Market Purchase</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Open Market Purchase</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>11/30/2021</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>02/20/2022</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Director Stock Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1314</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>02/20/2022</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>None</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>(1) Mr. Plants became a member of the board of directors of the Issuer (the "Board") on January 6, 2015. Prior to 9 AM Eastern Time on June 9, 2023, Mr. Plants informed the Board of his resignation therefrom, effective immediately.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>06/09/2023</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ J. Daniel Plants</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
  </formData>
</edgarSubmission>
