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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 July 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 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 $437 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 8 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$316$214 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$380 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $263 to $550Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $195 to $589
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $437professional $316

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
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$616.60

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $339 · 6th 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.