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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 July 2026.

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

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$138$79.43 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$380 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $200 to $3,467Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $68 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $138

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
$234.42
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$200

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.