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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Louisiana 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$112$69.18 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$105 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,288Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $55 to $204
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $234professional $112

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
$288.40
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
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
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 43rd of 51

$132

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.