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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

South Dakota 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?

$174

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $257.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $83 to $2,291Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $71 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $219professional $174

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
$75.86
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$363.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$269.15

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Oklahoma 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.

South Dakota· 32nd of 51

$174

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.