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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Delaware 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?

$3,583

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,583 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$339 to $372
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$501 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $59 to $7,244Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $309 to $575
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,236professional $347

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68

Where Delaware 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 feeDelaware $3,583 · 7th 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.