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Tightening of the Outer Eyelid Corner

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 21282

A procedure that repositions and tightens the outer corner of the eyelids, at the side of the eye nearest the ear. It is used when that corner has stretched or slipped so the lower lid sags away from the eyeball, causing watering and irritation. The corner tissue is anchored back to the bony rim of the eye socket through a small incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tightening of the Outer Eyelid Corner cost?

$1,413

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $7,943.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $380 to $12,023Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $501 to $891
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $501

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 23.4 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 40th of 49

$1,413

CA $8,710WV $372

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.