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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 October 2026.

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

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $646 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$70.79 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$646 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $646 to $646Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $63 to $178
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $646professional $129

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$186.21
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.78

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska 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· 28th of 51

$155

AK $288MD $83.18

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.