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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Iowa 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$112 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$288 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,802Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $71 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $191

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
$181.97
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$257.04
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
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$195

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.