Full-Thickness Corneal Transplant, No Natural Lens

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 65750

Replacement of the whole thickness of a clouded or scarred cornea — the clear dome at the front of the eye — with donor tissue, in an eye whose natural lens has been removed and not replaced. The diseased disc of cornea is cut out and a donor disc is stitched into its place. Vision improves gradually over months as the graft settles and stitches come out.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Full-Thickness Corneal Transplant, No Natural Lens cost?

$9,023

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,023 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,778 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,244 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

20% physician fee80% facility fee

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 52 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,778	$1,318 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$7,244	$3,548 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,266

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,412.54 Median $5,495.41 Typical High $14,454.40	Facility	Global	$1,412.54	$5,495.41	$14,454.40
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,630.78 Median $10,471.29 Typical High $20,417.38	Facility	Global	$3,630.78	$10,471.29	$20,417.38
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,311.31 Median $4,466.84 Typical High $12,302.69	Facility	Global	$3,311.31	$4,466.84	$12,302.69
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,238.72 Median $6,760.83 Typical High $15,488.17	Facility	Global	$2,238.72	$6,760.83	$15,488.17

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.0 times more in California than in South Dakota. 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

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CA $13,341SD $4,496

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.