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Retinal Prosthesis Implant (Artificial Retina)

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0100T

An electronic implant is fitted to the eye to stimulate the cells that remain in the retina, the light-sensing layer lining the back of the eye. The jelly-like material filling the inside of the eye is removed during the operation so the device can be positioned. Working with an external camera, it can give some perception of light, movement and outlines to people who have lost sight from a retinal disease.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Retinal Prosthesis Implant (Artificial Retina) cost?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,820$1,622 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,918$1,660 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $36,308Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $3,981
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $6,918professional $1,820

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$89,125.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,988.33
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$23,988.33
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$15,488.17

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in California 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 51

$1,905

CA $10,965KY $1,445

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.