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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 July 2026.

How much does Corneal Lesion Destruction cost?

$1,452

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,452 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $380 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$380$282 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$398 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $282 to $7,079Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,230
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,072professional $380

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
$281.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$4,073.80
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44

Where Virginia 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 feeVirginia $1,452 · 31st 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.