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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 July 2026.

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

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 8 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$209$100 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$309 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $166 to $6,761Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $76 to $759
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $209

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
$234.42
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$489.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$416.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$257.04

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$234

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.