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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

New Mexico 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $525 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$135$89.13 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$245 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,000Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $78 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $525professional $135

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
$57.54
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
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
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.50

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 30th of 51

$151

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.