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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Minnesota 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$123 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$174 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $65 to $646Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $72 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $214

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
$64.57
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$549.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$501.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$501.19
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$219

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.