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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

South Carolina 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$148 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$178 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $115 to $1,585Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $52 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $302professional $191

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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$234.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
9 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
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$200

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.