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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 July 2026.

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

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 5 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$162$89.13 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,349 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $148 to $7,943Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $71 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $162

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
$223.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$257.04

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 16th of 51

$186

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.