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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Iowa 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?

$2,801

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,801 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$339 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$724 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $562 to $6,761Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $302 to $2,138
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,239professional $562

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
$575.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where Iowa 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 feeIowa $2,801 · 16th 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.