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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 July 2026.

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

$138

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $138 to $182.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,585
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $138

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
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,621.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$138

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.