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Ultraviolet Light Treatment

South Carolina 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?

$5.89

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.37 to $6.76.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10
$5$10$20professional $6

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
$4.90
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.51

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$5.89

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.