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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Kentucky 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?

$648

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $648 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $339 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$309$275 to $389
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$339$195 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,778Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $257 to $525
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $339professional $309

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
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$676.08
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$269.15

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 43rd of 51

$648

$309 physician + $339 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.