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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Michigan 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 6 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$72.44 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$417 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,898Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $68 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $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
$194.98
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 36th of 51

$166

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.