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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Missouri 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$138$72.44 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$224 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $155 to $5,623Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $63 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $589professional $138

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
$812.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
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
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.89

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 35th of 51

$145

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.