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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Mississippi 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?

$917

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $917 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$355$316 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$363 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,514Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $282 to $794
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $562professional $355

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
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where Mississippi 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 feeMississippi $917 · 49th 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.