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Multiple Corneal Punctures For Erosion Or Tattoo

Alaska rates for HCPCS 65600

This procedure uses multiple small punctures in the clear front surface of the eye to treat recurrent corneal erosion, where the outer layer of the cornea repeatedly breaks down and fails to heal properly, or to remove a corneal tattoo. It is not a vision-correction procedure and is unrelated to incisions used to reduce nearsightedness.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Multiple Corneal Punctures For Erosion Or Tattoo cost?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$891 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$741 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $617 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,344
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $1,380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,344.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,380

AK $1,380UT $275

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.