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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Arkansas 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?

$939

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $939 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $575 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$363$302 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$575$363 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,820Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $257 to $457
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $575professional $363

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
$363.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$602.56

Where Arkansas 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 feeArkansas $939 · 47th 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.