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Laser Treatment For Skin Inflammation, Medium Area

Virginia 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 8 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$170$79.43 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$100 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $72 to $7,079Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $69 to $295
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $813professional $170

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
$79.43
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$170

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.