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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

New Jersey 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$74.13 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$4,266 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,965Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $65 to $603
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,888professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$3,548.13
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$354.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 28th of 51

$178

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.