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Light-Activated Treatment For Skin Lesions

Missouri 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$112 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$182 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $126 to $4,365Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,622
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $575professional $141

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
$275.42
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
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
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 33rd of 51

$148

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.