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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 July 2026.

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

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 6 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$166$74.13 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$288 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $117 to $5,370Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $63 to $269
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $166

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
$117.49
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$436.52
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 26th of 51

$178

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.