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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Tennessee 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?

$155

Typical physician fee. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $229.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $182 to $6,607Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $66 to $1,230
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $155

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$229.09
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
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
$33.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 26th of 51

$155

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.