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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 July 2026.

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

$132

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $178.

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 $132 · 10th to 90th $60 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $132

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$281.84
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$132

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.