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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Vermont 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?

$282

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $380.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $501 to $501Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $214 to $479
$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $275

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$489.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$282

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.