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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Ohio 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$87.10 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$457 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $229 to $9,120Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $63 to $263
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,000professional $151

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
$190.55
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
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
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 25th of 51

$158

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.