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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Arizona 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$66.07 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$89.13 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $65 to $4,571Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $52 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $219professional $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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
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
$26.30
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 39th of 51

$138

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.