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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$158$87.10 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$417 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,995Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $66 to $316
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $158

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
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
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
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.85

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 11th 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.