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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Alaska rates for HCPCS 96573

A light-sensitizing medication is applied to abnormal, sun-damaged patches of skin, and a special light source is then used to activate it and destroy the treated cells. This approach targets areas of skin with early, precancerous changes before they can progress further. It's a non-surgical way to treat these patches without cutting into the skin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$417 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$447 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,175Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $240 to $912
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $603professional $501

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
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$660.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$501

WI $537FL $182

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.