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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Kansas 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$100 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$209 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $89 to $6,310Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $76 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $490professional $178

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
$954.99
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
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
$28.18
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 12th of 51

$182

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.