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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $355 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$200 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$251 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,122Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $186 to $302
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $355professional $234

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $240 · 34th of 51
AK $525FL $209

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.