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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Colorado 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$162$72.44 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,455 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $170 to $7,586Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $63 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $162

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
$169.82
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$182

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.