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Light-Activated Treatment For Skin Lesions

Iowa 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $513 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$155 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$263 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,138Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $112 to $363
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $224

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$251

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.