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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 October 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$245 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$282 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,820Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $219 to $490
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $603professional $295

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$478.63
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$389.05
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$302

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.