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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Maryland 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?

$309

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $389.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $56 to $617Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $257 to $427
$50$100$200$500facility $170professional $324

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$549.54
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
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Maryland· 44th of 51

$309

AK $1,318UT $200

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.