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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Indiana 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$178 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$263 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,715Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $151 to $302
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $204

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
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
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
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.44

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 48th of 51

$204

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.