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Light-Activated Treatment For Skin Lesions

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 96567

A treatment session in which a light-sensitive medication applied to the skin is activated by shining a special light on the treated area, destroying precancerous skin lesions and some abnormal areas on nearby lip or mouth tissue. It is a non-surgical option for treating these lesions without cutting into the skin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Light-Activated Treatment For Skin Lesions cost?

$145

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $166.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $110 to $4,074Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $129 to $209
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $145

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$398.11

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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, DC· 38th of 51

$145

AK $347KY $107

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.