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Artificial Cornea Implant

South Carolina 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?

$16,596

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,596 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,365 to $22,909.

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 $16,596 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $37,154
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $16,596

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
$1,737.80
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$46,773.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$18,197.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$32,359.37

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 3rd of 50

$16,596

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.