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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Maine 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?

$991

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $991 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $501 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$398 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$501$339 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $195 to $708Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $324 to $603
$100$200$500facility $501professional $490

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81

Where Maine 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

Maine· 21st of 51

$991

$490 physician + $501 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.