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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 October 2026.

How much does Corneal Lesion Destruction cost?

$687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $324 to the doctor who performs it, and $363 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$324$288 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$363$200 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $129 to $2,344Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,399
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $363professional $324

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Hawaii than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arizona· 42nd of 51

$687

$324 physician + $363 facility

HI $3,255FL $440

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.