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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Illinois 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?

$864

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $864 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $417 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$355 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$417$288 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,162Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $324 to $603
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $417professional $447

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
$354.81
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,023.29
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
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
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 30th of 51

$864

$447 physician + $417 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.