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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Colorado 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 7 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$245$234 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$245 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $234 to $2,291Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $214 to $550
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $331professional $245

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
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $245 · 30th 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.