Light-Based Scan Of A Skin Lesion

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0470T

A handheld scanner is held against the skin and uses light waves to build cross-sectional pictures of the layers just below the surface, so the structure of a lesion can be examined without cutting it out. The images are reviewed and a report is written. It covers the first lesion examined in the session.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Light-Based Scan Of A Skin Lesion cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 18 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$135	$89.13 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$93.33	$47.86 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $33 to $245Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $50 to $501

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $131.83 Median $131.83 Typical High $151.36	Professional	Global	$131.83	$131.83	$151.36
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $29.51 Median $50.12 Typical High $93.33	Facility	Global	$29.51	$50.12	$93.33
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $30.90 Median $36.31 Typical High $104.71	Professional	Global	$30.90	$36.31	$104.71

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 1995.3 times more in Kentucky than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

KY $56,234WY $28.18

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.