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Full-Thickness Cornea Transplant

Rhode Island 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?

$1,380

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $1,738.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $933 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $1,380

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
3 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
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 7.8 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.

Rhode Island· 38th of 51

$1,380

AK $5,012UT $646

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.