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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Illinois 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$69.18 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$309 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,090Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $58 to $240
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $389professional $151

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
$162.18
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$316.23
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
$34.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 22nd of 51

$162

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.