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Laser Corneal Cuts for a Cornea Transplant

Wisconsin 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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$759$537 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$1,380 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $20,893Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $513 to $871
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,622professional $759

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 25th of 38

$871

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.