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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Michigan 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$209 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$162 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $145 to $603Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $186 to $363
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $204professional $240

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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
8 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
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 29th of 51

$240

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.