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Artificial Cornea Implant

California rates for HCPCS 65770

Replaces a damaged cornea with a manufactured clear window fixed into the front of the eye. It is used when the eye cannot hold a donor cornea, usually after transplants have failed or the surface is too damaged for one to survive. Lifelong follow-up is needed to watch for complications.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Artificial Cornea Implant cost?

$12,023

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,318 to $16,596.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,589 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $22,387Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,884
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $12,589professional $1,445

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
$4,677.35
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$23,988.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,387.21
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$21,379.62
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$66,069.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$29,512.09

Where California sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Indiana 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.

California· 7th of 50

$12,023

IN $30,200WV $1,413

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.