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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 October 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $479 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$186 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$200 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,380Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $166 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $479professional $219

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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$288.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81
4 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
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 38th of 51

$224

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.