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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Kentucky 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$158$72.44 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$162 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $72 to $3,890Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $66 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $158

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
$72.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$457.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$158

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.