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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Alaska 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 6 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$240$141 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$145 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $62 to $9,772Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $102 to $550
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $229professional $240

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
$199.53
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$467.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$660.69

Where Alaska sits

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.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$234

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.