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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 July 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $447 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$447 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$316 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $209 to $631Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $214 to $912
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $447professional $537

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$758.58

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $525 · 1st of 51
AK $525FL $209

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.