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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Florida 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 8 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$204$158 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$158 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,236Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $148 to $309
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $513professional $204

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
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09

Where Florida 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.

Florida $209 · 51st 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.