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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$148$74.13 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$3,311 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,318Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $68 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $148

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
$57.54
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 22nd 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.