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Corneal Or Scleral Laceration Repair With Tissue Glue

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 65286

A cut or tear in the clear front window of the eye or the white outer wall of the eyeball is sealed using a surgical adhesive instead of stitches. The glue holds the wound edges together so the eye can heal and helps prevent leakage of the fluid inside the eye.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Corneal Or Scleral Laceration Repair With Tissue Glue cost?

$2,983

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,983 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$617 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,585 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $813 to $4,074Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,318
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,291professional $692

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
$660.69
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 7.0 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeTennessee $2,983 · 30th of 50
IN $7,875MD $1,123

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.