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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Massachusetts 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$102 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$52.48 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $35 to $427Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $72 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $87professional $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
$489.78
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$354.81
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$354.81
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$154.88
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
$36.31
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.20

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$178

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.