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Corneal Transplant (Inner Layer Only)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 65756

A surgery that replaces only the innermost layer of the cornea, the clear dome at the front of the eye, with healthy donor tissue. It is used to treat conditions where the cornea's inner cell layer has failed and become cloudy or swollen, while leaving the healthier outer layers of the eye's own cornea in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Corneal Transplant (Inner Layer Only) cost?

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $5,012.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $1,413

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
$1,479.11
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,479.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$1,479

WY $6,607WV $1,259

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.