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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 October 2026.

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

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$138$83.18 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$170 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $170 to $794Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $68 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $170professional $138

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
$95.50
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
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
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 15th of 51

$170

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.