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Light-Based Scan Of A Skin Lesion

Minnesota 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $468.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $102 to $468
$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $468

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74

Where Minnesota sits

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.

Minnesota $468 · 3rd of 39
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.