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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Washington 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$251 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$263 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $145 to $813Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $166 to $603
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $437professional $324

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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,318.26
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$676.08
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 14th of 51

$324

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.