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Ultraviolet Light Treatment

New York rates for HCPCS 97028

This service applies ultraviolet light to one or more areas of the body as a therapeutic treatment. It is a low-cost, non-invasive modality sometimes used as part of a broader physical therapy or skin treatment plan. Application time and technique are directed by the treating clinician.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ultraviolet Light Treatment cost?

$11.75

Typical physician fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.75 to $44.67.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $85
$5$10$20$50$100$200professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$85.11
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$28.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$72.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.30

Where New York sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in North Dakota than in Kentucky. 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.

New York· 4th of 51

$11.75

ND $15.85KY $5.37

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.