Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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Photodynamic therapy by external application of light to destroy premalignant lesions of the skin and adjacent mucosa with application and illumination/activation of photosensitizing drug(s) provided
SAN ANTONIO, TX
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Metropolitan Methodist’s median price of $968 is 314% above the median hospital's median price ($234), higher than 88% of the 1,392 hospitals reporting CPT 96573. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 2 payers, 10 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient | $433 | $433 | — | — | — | $433 – $433 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient | $577 | $577 | — | — | — | $577 – $577 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient | $816 | $816 | — | — | — | $816 – $816 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient | $816 | $816 | — | — | — | $816 – $816 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient | $893 | $893 | — | — | — | $893 – $893 |
| 6 | Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $968 | $968 | — | — | — | $968 – $968 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare smallgroup case rate · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare charter case rate · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare nexusaco case rate · outpatient | $1.6k | $1.6k | — | — | — | $1.6k – $1.6k |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare allpayerappendix case rate · outpatient | $1.7k | $1.7k | — | — | — | $1.7k – $1.7k |
Last updated: May 1, 2026
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