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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Maryland 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?

$234

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $214 to $295.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $129 to $339Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $195 to $347
$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$446.68
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 40th of 51

$234

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.