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Stitching A Tear In The Eye's Surface Membrane

New York rates for HCPCS 65270

Closes a tear in the conjunctiva, the thin see-through membrane covering the white of the eye, using fine stitches placed directly across the tear. A shallow cut in the white of the eye itself may be closed at the same time, provided it does not go all the way through the eye wall.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stitching A Tear In The Eye's Surface Membrane cost?

$3,546

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,546 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $234 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$234$195 to $275
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,622 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $851 to $7,586Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $141 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $234

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
$1,479.11
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$446.68
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$457.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
15 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
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$245.47
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$239.88
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12

Where New York sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Colorado than in North Dakota. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 5th of 51

$3,546

$234 physician + $3,311 facility

CO $4,594ND $605

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.