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Corneal Lesion Destruction

Virginia 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?

$992

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $992 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $646 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$302 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$646$309 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,074Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $275 to $490
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $646professional $347

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
$281.84
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
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
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 20th of 51

$992

$347 physician + $646 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.