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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 7 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$251$214 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$251 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $240 to $1,288Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $186 to $537
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $447professional $251

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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $257 · 22nd 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.