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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Maryland 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?

$83.18

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $166.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $54 to $204
$50$100$200$500professional $83

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
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
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$83.18

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.