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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Nebraska 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?

$886

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $886 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $324 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$562$427 to $759
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$324$234 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,388Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $288 to $2,399
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $324professional $562

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
$309.03
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$977.24
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$870.96
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
$151.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 29th of 51

$886

$562 physician + $324 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.