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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Oregon 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$182$102 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$251 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $200 to $537Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $79 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $295professional $182

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$426.58
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
10 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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$34.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.44

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 4th of 51

$234

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.