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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Idaho 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $380 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$309 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$282 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $170 to $603Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $257 to $407
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $347

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$407.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$363.08
9 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
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 11th of 51

$347

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.