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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Louisiana 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?

$1,569

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,569 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$380 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$490 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,467Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $324 to $562
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,122professional $447

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
$436.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44

Where Louisiana 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 feeLouisiana $1,569 · 30th 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.