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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 July 2026.

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

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $79.43.

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

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $26 to $98Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $71 to $427
$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $105

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 1995.3 times more in Kentucky than in Wyoming. 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· 31st of 39

$48.98

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.