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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Nebraska 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$302$214 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$295 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,467Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $195 to $832
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $302

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Nebraska· 10th of 51

$309

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.