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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Rhode Island 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$132$72.44 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$759 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,981Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $51 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $132

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$309.03
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
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.88

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 44th of 51

$132

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.