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UVB Light Therapy with Tar Treatment

Montana rates for HCPCS 96910

A skin treatment that combines a coal tar or similar preparation applied to the skin with exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) light, commonly used for widespread psoriasis or similar chronic skin conditions. The combination is intended to slow down abnormal skin cell growth and reduce inflammation more effectively than light therapy alone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does UVB Light Therapy with Tar Treatment cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$117 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$186 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $102 to $224Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $79 to $195
$50$100$200facility $195professional $162

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Montana· 12th of 51

$170

AK $263AL $63.10

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.