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Laser Treatment for Skin Condition, Smaller Area

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 96920

This is a laser treatment applied to the skin to treat an inflammatory skin condition such as psoriasis, covering a smaller area of the body. The laser targets affected patches of skin to help calm inflammation and improve the appearance of the skin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment for Skin Condition, Smaller Area cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 4 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$126$70.79 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$759 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,715Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $58 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,549professional $126

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in California than in Washington, DC. 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· 49th of 51

$132

CA $251DC $123

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.