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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Arizona 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $871 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$219$195 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$363 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,950Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $191 to $468
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $871professional $219

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$309.03

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $229 · 44th 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.