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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Connecticut 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 5 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$182$95.50 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,162 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,511Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $72 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $182

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
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 6th of 51

$224

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.