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Light-Activated Treatment For Skin Lesions

Washington 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?

$209

Typical physician fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $263.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $138 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $209

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
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$426.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 7th of 51

$209

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.