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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $501 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$70.79 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$174 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $74 to $16,596Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $65 to $191
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $501professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $166 · 39th of 51
OK $398MD $132

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.