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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

North Dakota 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$110 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$75.86 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $76 to $309Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $83 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $182professional $182

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
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$346.74
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 13th of 51

$182

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.