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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 July 2026.

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

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$200$129 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$219 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,202Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $85 to $501
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $200

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
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$588.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$501.19

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 9th of 51

$209

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.