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Upper Eyelid Skin Removal for Drooping Lid

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 15823

This surgery removes excess, sagging skin from the upper eyelid when the loose skin is heavy enough to droop down and interfere with vision or press on the eyelid. The surgeon trims the excess skin and closes the incision, typically along the natural eyelid crease. This version specifically addresses skin significant enough to weigh the lid down, rather than a purely cosmetic trim.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Eyelid Skin Removal for Drooping Lid cost?

$562

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $759.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $562 to $7,762Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $457 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $562

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
$562.34
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$562

HI $3,467DE $550

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.