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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 July 2026.

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

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 8 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$174$93.33 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$89.13 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $68 to $3,236Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $63 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $316professional $174

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
$173.78
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$467.74
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$645.65
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$389.05
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$169.82
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$645.65
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$389.05

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 24th of 51

$178

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.