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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 July 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 6 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$257$214 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$257 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,514Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $195 to $355
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $339professional $257

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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$977.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $257 · 20th 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.