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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$158$70.79 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$91.20 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $71 to $5,495Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $65 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $191professional $158

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
$70.79
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th 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.