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Light-Activated Treatment For Skin Lesions

South Dakota 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$234$191 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$126 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $126 to $389Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $309
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $234

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$288.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 10th of 51

$234

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.