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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 October 2026.

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

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$75.86 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$107 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $68 to $8,318Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $63 to $224
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $851professional $135

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
$79.43
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
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
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.05

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$138

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.