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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 October 2026.

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

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$69.18 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$851 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $427 to $10,471Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $40 to $240
$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $117

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$229.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$190.55
5 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
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$138

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.