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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Idaho 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$97.72 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$151 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $98 to $661Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $85 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $263professional $145

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$263.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$281.84
14 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
$48.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$186.21
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$191

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.