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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 October 2026.

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

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$77.62 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,820 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,079Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $42 to $245
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $115

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$269.15
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$426.58
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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$24.55

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 49th of 51

$117

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.