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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Alabama 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$129$70.79 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$661 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,585Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $66 to $209
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $129

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 38th of 51

$166

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.