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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Alabama rates for HCPCS 65450

This treats an abnormal area on the cornea, the clear surface at the front of the eye, by destroying it with a method such as freezing, light-based coagulation, or laser, including the thin outer layer covering it. It's used to remove growths or abnormal tissue from the corneal surface. This is a destructive treatment rather than a surgical excision that removes a tissue sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Corneal Lesion Destruction cost?

$1,299

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,299 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$407$331 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$692 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,585Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $302 to $692
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $891professional $407

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
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlabama $1,299 · 36th of 50
NJ $5,237WV $662

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.