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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Oregon 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$316 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$302 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $229 to $617Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $204 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $407professional $380

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
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$741.31
8 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
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th of 51

$398

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.