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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 July 2026.

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

$135

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $145.

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

Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $107 to $166
$100$200professional $135

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in Arkansas. 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· 47th of 51

$135

AK $324AR $132

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.