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Full-Thickness Cornea Transplant

Alaska rates for HCPCS 65730

Replaces the full thickness of the clear front window of the eye with a matching disc of donor cornea, stitched in with very fine sutures. It is done when the cornea has become scarred, clouded, swollen, or badly misshapen enough to blur sight. This version is for eyes that still have their own natural lens in place.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Full-Thickness Cornea Transplant cost?

$11,619

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,619 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,012 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 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$5,012$3,236 to $5,012
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,607$4,898 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $16,982Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $6,918
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,607professional $5,012

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
$2,344.23
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$22,387.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,772.37
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,413.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,332.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$11,619

$5,012 physician + $6,607 facility

WI $12,600MT $3,640

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.