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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 July 2026.

How much does Corneal Lesion Destruction cost?

$1,638

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,638 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 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$490$339 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$575 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,370Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $316 to $759
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,148professional $490

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
$363.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,288.25
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $1,638 · 29th 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.