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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Missouri 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?

$1,284

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,284 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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$372$316 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$214 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $115 to $5,370Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,399
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $372

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
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
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 12th of 51

$1,284

$372 physician + $912 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.