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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 October 2026.

How much does Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$214$178 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$214 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $214 to $4,467Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $155 to $309
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $214

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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
4 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
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 41st of 51

$219

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.