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Light-Activated Treatment For Skin Lesions

South Carolina 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$112$81.28 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$178 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,660Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $35 to $170
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $302professional $112

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
$138.04
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
10 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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$123

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.