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Corneal Surface Scraping With Calcium Removal

California rates for HCPCS 65436

The thin outer layer of the cornea, the clear window at the front of the eye, is scraped away and a solution is applied that dissolves calcium deposits in the tissue beneath. Clearing the chalky band that has built up across the cornea improves vision and relieves the gritty, painful feeling it causes. A protective contact lens is often placed while the surface grows back.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Corneal Surface Scraping With Calcium Removal cost?

$4,802

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,802 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$363 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,818 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $12,882Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,042
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $437

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$831.76

Where California sits

The same service costs 9.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeCalifornia $4,802 · 8th of 50
IN $7,159WV $778

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.