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Light-Activated Treatment For Skin Lesions

Ohio 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$105 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$151 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $107 to $10,233Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $98 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $417professional $126

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
$316.23
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$371.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$645.65
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$288.40
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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$30.90

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 48th of 51

$129

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.