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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Delaware 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $120 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$200 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$89.13 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,698Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $174 to $282
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $120professional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 43rd of 51

$214

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.