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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Montana 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$170$75.86 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$123 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $112 to $316Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $65 to $302
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $178professional $170

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
$63.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 34th of 51

$170

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.