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Corneal Wedge Removal To Correct Astigmatism

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 65775

A small wedge of tissue is removed from the clear front window of the eye and the edges are drawn together, changing the curve of the cornea. It is used to correct astigmatism, an uneven curve that blurs and distorts vision, that has appeared after earlier eye surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Corneal Wedge Removal To Correct Astigmatism cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$550 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,239 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $6,457Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $708

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
$870.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in Rhode Island. 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.

Tennessee· 34th of 51

$794

CA $3,631RI $603

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.