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Laser Corneal Cuts for a Cornea Transplant

Missouri rates for HCPCS 0290T

A laser is used to make precisely shaped cuts in corneal tissue in preparation for a cornea transplant, either a full-thickness graft or one that replaces only the front layers. Shaping the edges with a laser rather than a blade lets the transplanted tissue and the eye fit together more closely. It is a preparation step within the transplant process.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Corneal Cuts for a Cornea Transplant cost?

$2,818

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $2,818.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $380 to $3,090Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $1,230

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 1862.1 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. 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.

Missouri· 8th of 38

$2,818

KY $56,234SC $30.20

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.