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Laser Treatment For Psoriasis, Larger Area

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 96922

This treatment uses a targeted laser to treat patches of psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition that causes thick, scaly patches. It is used when the affected skin covers a larger portion of the body, requiring more treatment passes than a shorter session. The laser targets abnormal skin cells and blood vessels to help clear the patches.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laser Treatment For Psoriasis, Larger Area cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$112 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$209 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $182 to $1,288Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $89 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $302professional $162

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
$295.12
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
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
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$32.36

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 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.

Louisiana· 38th of 51

$200

AK $468MD $138

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.