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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Massachusetts 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?

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 9 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$331$251 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$204 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,692Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $204 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $347professional $331

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
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$660.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Massachusetts· 8th of 51

$331

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.