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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Michigan 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?

$2,459

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,459 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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$339 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$724 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,898Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $309 to $676
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19

Where Michigan 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 feeMichigan $2,459 · 20th 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.