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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 July 2026.

How much does Corneal Lesion Destruction cost?

$1,308

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,308 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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$417$347 to $427
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$89.13 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $50 to $891Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $302 to $427
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $891professional $417

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$691.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63

Where Maryland 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 feeMaryland $1,308 · 35th 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.