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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Arizona 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?

$2,477

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,477 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$339$302 to $407
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$759 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $347 to $5,623Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $263 to $724
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,138professional $339

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$478.63

Where Arizona 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 feeArizona $2,477 · 19th 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.