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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Connecticut 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$302$240 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$617 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $617 to $6,310Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $182 to $724
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $302

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
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$309

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.