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Skin Treatment Procedure

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 0479T

A treatment applied to an area of skin to address a specific dermatologic condition, using an approach that is newer and less common than long-established skin treatments. It is generally performed in an outpatient office or clinic setting. Ask your provider which skin condition this treatment addresses and what to expect during recovery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skin Treatment Procedure cost?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$288 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$776 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,467Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $209 to $407
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $331

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$512.86

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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· 11th of 51

$589

CA $3,162RI $182

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.