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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Kentucky 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$182$166 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$151 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $100 to $832Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $145 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $195professional $182

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
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$363.08
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
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$186

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.