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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Tennessee 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?

$1,788

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,788 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $407 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$407$316 to $457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$724 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,890Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $302 to $617
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,380professional $407

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
$467.74
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60

Where Tennessee 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 feeTennessee $1,788 · 25th 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.