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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

North Dakota 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $219 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 5 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$380$219 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$219 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $219 to $263Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $195 to $550
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $219professional $380

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
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $380 · 4th 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.