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Light-Based Scan Of A Skin Lesion

Washington 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 October 2026.

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

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $501.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $34 to $102Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $501 to $501
$50$100$200$500facility $85professional $501

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 2344.2 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. 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.

Washington· 6th of 29

$501

KY $70,795SC $30.20

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.