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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 October 2026.

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

$166

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $195.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $71 to $5,495Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $69 to $355
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $166professional $166

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
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
6 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
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 16th of 51

$166

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.