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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Nevada 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$234$200 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$141 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,950Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $158 to $347
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $240professional $234

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
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$346.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$288.40
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
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 32nd of 51

$234

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.