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Light Therapy for Precancerous Skin

Wyoming 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$288 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$331 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $240 to $407Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $240 to $407
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $407professional $331

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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 10th of 51

$363

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.