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Eye Surgical Procedure

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0308T

A surgical procedure performed on the eye to treat a specific eye condition, likely involving more than a routine office visit given the complexity typically associated with this type of service. It is generally performed by an ophthalmologist in an outpatient or same-day surgical setting. Ask your eye care provider for details about the condition and technique specific to your case.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Eye Surgical Procedure cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $15,488 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$468 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15,488$3,388 to $23,988

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $38,019Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,512
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $15,488professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$28,840.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$54,954.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$83,176.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$27,542.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Arkansas 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· 44th of 51

$1,445

AR $8,318KY $1,202

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.