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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Iowa 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$269 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$355 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $229 to $1,698Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $229 to $617
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $380

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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$562.34
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
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
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$398

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.