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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Illinois 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$229 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$380$269 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $162 to $2,239Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $204 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $380professional $251

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
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
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
$107.15
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 21st of 51

$263

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.