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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 96921

This is a laser treatment used for inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis, applied to a medium-sized area of affected skin. The laser targets inflamed skin to help calm flare-ups and improve the appearance and comfort of the area. It's typically done as one of a series of sessions rather than a single one-time treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 70 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$162$79.43 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$537 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $155 to $8,318Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $66 to $372
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $162

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. 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.

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OK $398MD $132

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.