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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Utah 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 7 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$240$200 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$214 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $214 to $1,122Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $182 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $282professional $240

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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$549.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska 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.

Utah· 38th of 51

$240

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.