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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

South Dakota 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$380$316 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$126 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $126 to $417Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $224 to $525
$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$380

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.