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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Arkansas 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$135$74.13 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$170 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $95 to $1,820Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $62 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $437professional $135

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
$95.50
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$223.87

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 35th of 51

$170

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.