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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Montana 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$316$245 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$355 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $257 to $427Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $191 to $372
$100$200$500facility $372professional $316

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 13th of 51

$339

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.